Trump claims France riots caused by 'mass migration'
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Tue, 6 October 2026
7 reports- dailysabah.com16:06
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed mass student protests in France on immigration and Islam, extending his right-wing political messaging abroad...
1 reprint
- newindianexpress.com7 Oct, 03:50their copy
- Index.hr (Croatia)16:22first to report
AMERIČKI predsjednik Donald Trump oglasio se o velikim prosvjedima u Francuskoj i ustvrdio da njihov uzrok nisu problemi u školama, nego masovne migracije i islam.
- N1 Info (Croatia)16:54
Američki predsjednik ponovio je teze o "masovnim migracijama" komentiravši masovne srednjoškolske i studentske prosvjede u Francuskoj.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)17:10
“Quanto che sta accadendo in Francia è nientemeno che un’immigrazione di massa fuori controllo. Non è una questione di scuole: si tratta dell’Islam che vuole prendere il sopravvento su un Paese un tempo grande”. Così, con un post sul suo social Truth, Donald Trump è tornato a ingerire negli affari interni di un altro Stato […] L'articolo Proteste in Francia, Trump: “Colpa dell’immigrazione di massa, l’Islam vuole prendere il controllo del paese” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .
- Index.hr (Croatia)19:49
ČELNIK francuske krajnje lijeve Nepokorene Francuske Jean-Luc Mélenchon odgovorio je američkom predsjedniku Donaldu Trumpu nakon što je Trump za nerede u Francuskoj okrivio masovne migracije i islam.
- The Hill20:33
President Trump blamed the widespread student-led protests in France on Islam and "out of control mass migration" on Tuesday. “What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country,” he wrote in a Truth Social post....
- Google News - Top Stories21:10
Trump blames mass protests in France on ‘out of control mass migration’ and Islam Politico The School Near Paris That Shows Why French Students Are Protesting The New York Times Why has France suspended the use of stun grenades on protesters? BBC ‘We’re short of resources’: France’s student protesters, in their own words Al Jazeera 'Gen Z has risen up': Tens of thousands demand better education in France Yahoo
Wed, 7 October 2026
2 reports- Times of India02:19
- Anadolu Agency (AA)05:33
'If we do not write our own story, others will write it for us,' Jean-Noel Barrot says after US leader attributes unrest to 'out of control mass migration,' and Islam
Sun, 18 October 2026
4 reports- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)13:40
Prezydent USA Donald Trump w dosadnych słowach odniósł się do fali gwałtownych zamieszek, które przetoczyły się przez Francję. Podczas gdy w Paryżu i innych dużych miastach liczone są straty, a liczba zatrzymanych przekroczyła 1,8 tys. osób, amerykański przywódca obarczył winą politykę migracyjną i wezwał francuskie władze do natychmiastowego zamknięcia granic.
- Index.hr (Croatia)14:56
DONALD Trump poručio je da "Francuska gori!" i pozvao na zatvaranje granica zbog nasilnih prosvjeda uoči hitnog obraćanja Macrona naciji.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)15:12
'Zatvorite svoje granice i preuzmite kontrolu prije nego što bude prekasno!', poručio je američki predsjednik
- tportal (Croatia)15:29
Američki predsjednik Donald Trump, na sebi svojstven način, prokomentirao je nasilne prosvjede koji su zahvatili Francusku
Mon, 19 October 2026
15 reports- Le Monde (France)03:40
Le monde MAGA, le Kremlin, mais aussi les extrêmes droites européennes décrivent les manifestations en France comme la conséquence de l’immigration et du déclin de « la civilisation occidentale », tandis que pour d’autres observateurs, c’est le signe d’un crépuscule du macronisme.
- Le Monde English08:12
The MAGA movement and the Kremlin, along with European far-right groups, described the demonstrations in France as a consequence of immigration and the decline of 'Western civilization,' while other observers saw them as a sign of the Macron era's twilight.
- Google News - Europe query08:12
Trump and Putin claim French protests are evidence of 'migrant chaos' and 'Europe's decline' Le Monde.fr
- premiumtimesng.com10:54
French President Emmanuel Macron has also vowed that authorities will be "uncompromising in the face of violence.”
- Index.hr (Croatia)12:02
DOK TRUMP krivi migrante za kaos, Francusku potresaju masovni prosvjedi zbog stanja u školstvu i rasta troškova života.
- ibtimes.co.uk12:09
Donald Trump has attributed France's unrest to immigration, but reporting and official accounts trace the demonstrations to school conditions, austerity measures and opposition to proposed public spending cuts.
- breitbart.com16:17
As France burns again, other European states consider the risk of the violence spreading, including the UK and Germany.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)16:19
Nationwide demonstrations regarding living costs lead to more than 2,330 arrests over the weekend
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)17:11
Francuski neredi postali su povod za raspirivanje straha od migranata, od Donalda Trumpa do Marina Miletića i Mire Bulja
- ANSA (Italy)19:40
'Come la Francia è un Paese peggiore. Se l'Europa non chiude i confini è finita''
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)20:07
“Come in Francia anche in Italia le proteste hanno a che fare con l’immigrazione“. Anche Donald Trump ha detto la sua su quanto sta accadendo in Europa, con varie proteste tra Francia e Italia per il caro vita. Lo ha detto parlando con i giornalisti alla Casa Bianca. “Francia e Italia sono paesi peggiori di […] L'articolo Trump: “Anche in Italia le proteste hanno a che fare con l’immigrazione. Se l’Europa non chiude i confini è finita” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .
- Times of India21:57
- Al Jazeera English22:37
US President Donald Trump blamed immigrants for the unrest in France, claiming Paris would soon become a ‘Muslim city’.
- Google News - Top Stories22:48
Trump attacks ‘migrants and communists’ as he tries to exploit France unrest The Guardian France in turmoil after riots and looting: What we know Reuters France's riot damage doubles: Who will pay for the damage? Euronews Opinion | The French Fantasy Is Coming to an End The New York Times The rioting across France is a symptom of a much larger public and political crisis CNN
- La Repubblica (Italy)23:25
È un vecchio cavallo di battaglia del presidente Usa, che già durante la campagna presidenziale del 2016 aveva rimproverato alla cancelliera tedesca Merkel una politica «folle»
Tue, 20 October 2026
28 reports- Le Figaro (France)01:25
Le parti d’opposition est aujourd’hui donné favori pour prendre aux républicains le contrôle d’une voire des deux chambres du Congrès, le 3 novembre, en raison du mécontentement croissant des électeurs face à la vie chère.
- Google News - Top Stories01:50
Trump warns Kansans that US will 'burn' like France if Democrats win Reuters See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- The Guardian World02:01
President ignores school conditions and cost of living and says he warned Macron ‘the whole world was coming in’ Explainer: why are people protesting across Europe? Donald Trump and JD Vance deployed a familiar US playbook on Europe, claiming that immigrants were responsible for rioting in France that began as student protests against crumbling schools and the high cost of living . The nationwide protests on Saturday were called over rising fuel prices and falling purchasing power, and in...
- easternriverinachronicle.com.au02:13
Donald Trump has pointed to widespread protests in France as a scenario that could erupt in the United...
- Japan Times02:16
While the French protests were inspired by inflation, the U.S. president has molded them into evidence in favor of the anti-immigration policies.
- Times of India03:57
- Index.hr (Croatia)04:14
TRUMP u Kansasu upozorava da će SAD "izgorjeti" poput Francuske ako pobijede demokrati, boreći se za ugroženi republikanski mandat u Senatu.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)04:15
Donald Trump postawił Europie twarde ultimatum. Podczas poniedziałkowego wiecu wyborczego w Kansas prezydent USA zapowiedział, że jeśli sojusznicy zza oceanu "nie znajdą właściwej drogi" i nie uszczelnią swoich granic, Waszyngton zerwie współpracę. Amerykański przywódca nawiązał też do zamieszek we Francji, wykorzystując kryzys w Europie do ostrego uderzenia w Partię Demokratyczną przed zbliżającymi się wyborami do Kongresu.
- RMF24 (Poland)04:32
Donald Trump stawia ultimatum Europie. „Odejdziemy, jeśli nie znajdziecie właściwej drogi”
- N1 Info (Croatia)04:37
Američki predsjednik Donald Trump u ponedjeljak je iskoristio nasilne nemire u Francuskoj kao argument protiv demokrata, nastojeći obraniti republikan
1 reprint
- tportal (Croatia)20 Oct, 04:37their copy
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)04:56
- Le Figaro (France)05:00
RÉCIT - Les images des manifestations et des émeutes en France ont été abondamment relayées et commentées aux États-Unis par la droite américaine.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)05:16
Prezydent USA Donald Trump skomentował falę zamieszek we Francji i we Włoszech, obarczając winą za eskalację przemocy imigrantów. Amerykański przywódca określił sytuację w Europie mianem "kotła, który zaraz wybuchnie" i wezwał do zamknięcia granic. Odniósł się również do relacji z Emmanuelem Macronem, ostrzegając, że Paryż wkrótce stanie się miastem muzułmańskim.
- Euronews06:38
US President Donald Trump says he warned French President Emmanuel Macron that he was making "a big mistake" by allowing immigrants into France
- Index.hr (Croatia)09:38
AMERIČKI predsjednik Donald Trump kritizirao je imigracijsku politiku francuskog predsjednika Emmanuela Macrona, ustvrdivši da će Pariz "vrlo brzo postati muslimanski grad".
- Google News - Europe query10:46
Trump uses European riots as flashpoint ahead on campaign trail Central Bucks Now
- Google News - Europe query10:46
Trump uses European riots as flashpoint ahead on campaign trail The Center Square
- The Hill12:00
Protests and riots in France have become the latest Republican talking point in the U.S. as the party makes a last-ditch effort to tie Democrats to immigration and socialism two weeks out from the midterm elections. Protesters, largely high school students, first took to the streets earlier this month to demand better school conditions. Those...
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)13:20
Donald Trump ostrzegł Europę w związku z zamieszkami we Francji, grożąc odwróceniem się od sojuszników, jeśli nie zmienią swojej drogi. Słowa prezydenta USA skomentował rzecznik polskiego rządu Adam Szłapka. Ocenił on, że wypowiedzi Trumpa – szczególnie ostatnio – są trudne do interpretacji i wiążą się z trwającą za oceanem kampanią wyborczą.
- pjmedia.com14:10
Trump warns Americans the midterms could bring France's unrest here if Democrats win.
- Axios15:30
As the French right-wing National Rally is seizing on fiery protests in the country for its pre-election pitch, so are President Trump and his Republican allies in the U.S. The big picture: The Trump administration has used the unrest, which began over education grievances , to bolster its messaging on immigration and the threat of "communists," a group Trump has repeatedly claimed is threatening American civilization. Driving the news: "When you see burning steeples and raging fires in France,...
- Google News - Top Stories15:33
France riots become Republican midterm boogeyman Axios What’s Behind the Protests in France and What Happens Next WSJ French government extends curfews after riots sweep across the country CBS News France’s crisis sounds familiar. Is America next? CNN How France’s worst rioting in years erupted and how the government responded AP News
- newsbusters.org18:00
CNN News Central host Sara Sidner and White House correspondent Alayna Treene teamed up on Tuesday to warn President Trump’s “darker rhetoric” and “fear mongering” as he urges people to vote Republican by warning that what is happening in France could happen here should Democrats win.
- Google News - Top Stories18:15
FACT FOCUS: Trump and Republicans blame France's immigrants for riots without evidence AP News Rioting in France gives Trump a new talking point as he tries to stave off GOP midterm losses CNN ‘France should serve as a wakeup call’: Republicans find a closing message in Paris riots Politico What Trump’s Comments About France Say About Him The Atlantic Trump warns Kansans that US will 'burn' like France if Democrats win Reuters
- dailynews.com18:20
President Donald Trump and leading Republicans are trying to leverage widespread riots in France ahead of mid-term congressional elections by making unsubstantiated claims that the social unrest in Europe is caused by Muslim migrants.
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- thetimes-tribune.com20 Oct, 18:20their copy
- newsbusters.org19:44
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- The Hill19:51
President Trump is issuing an ominous message to supporters, warning that Democratic control of Congress would lead to chaos and destruction in his closing midterm pitch two weeks out from Election Day. Trump sought to tie the protests and riots rocking France to the U.S. during a rally in Kansas on Monday, saying the U.S....
- El Mundo (Spain)20:45
Las 'banlieues' se convierten en el epicentro del nuevo estallido social en el país galo Leer