Trump Blames Migration for Violent Protests in France, Calls on Europe to Close Its Borders

Trump told reporters in Washington, reiterating remarks he had made a day earlier, “What is happening in France is related to immigration, not to schools or anything else,” adding, “It’s immigration, and I told President Emmanuel Macron: Close your borders.”

Paris and other cities witnessed protests over rising prices over the weekend, which then escalated into one of the worst waves of violence on French streets in recent years.

Trump recalled details of a conversation he had with Macron some time ago, telling him, “You are making a huge mistake in France. You are allowing everyone from all over the world to enter. The whole world is coming in.”