Trump Blames Migration for French Fires Amid Global Protests

Donald Trump took the stage on Sunday night to blame mass migration for the fires ripping through France. He pointed to a historic town hall that burned down and businesses left in ruins while hundreds suffered injuries. French politicians were furious, shouting at far-Left agitators who they claimed were whipping children into a frenzy. These protests have turned into widespread destruction as demands spread.

Emmanuel Macron stood firm, vowing to hold those who sought to bring down the Republic strictly accountable. But the trouble did not stop there. It spilled over to Milan and Lisbon on Sunday. President Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that France is burning! He wrote that the immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country. His message was clear: Close your Borders and take control, before it is too late!

This came after Kirill Dmitriev, a liaison between Vladimir Putin and Washington, stated that Left-wing globalists are sowing migration-driven chaos. The demonstrations started by teachers and students a month ago grew quickly. They began as a response to staff shortages but have swollen into a wider movement against rising prices. Now extremist politicians and activists like Jean-Luc Mélenchon from the hard-Left France Unbowed party have joined in.

Riots raged through Marseille and Limoges on October 17. In Limoges, a group forced entry into the city hall during protests against the high cost of living. The historic clock tower of that 140-year-old building crumbled in an inferno. One rioter held a flag reading 'antifascist action' while others threw objects into flames at Place de la Republique in Paris.

President Macron blamed agitators from far-Left fringe groups, joined by numerous criminals, for plunging his country into unbridled violence. He pleaded for unity after a weekend of chaos involving up to half-a-million protesters. In a live TV address, Mr Macron said: 'Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves how French people could do this to France.' Nothing justifies it, nothing explains it, nothing excuses it. Those who looted will have to pay back for the damage, and those who sought to bring down the Republic will be held accountable.

Jordan Bardella of the National Rally called Macron's address pathetic. Guillaume Guerin, the mayor of Limoges, took aim at extremists for whipping the kids into a frenzy. He said: 'Those who organise everything, who bring the battering rams, who smash the windows and identify the basement entrances in this town hall so they can get in - they are not the kids.' They are people who are organised to wage war. The logistics, the organisation, the premeditation behind the attack on the town hall is something I find unbearable.

A female protester pleaded with rioters blocking entry through a smashed door: 'Why are you doing this? Stop! This isn't the cause!' But masked rioters smashed past her. Another defining image came from Paris where a woman tried to stop thugs looting a grocery store, yet they broke in anyway. It was apocalyptic, a senior police commander told Sunday's Le Parisien newspaper. Law enforcement was unable to contain the multitude of simultaneous attacks across the country.

After Mr Macron's speech, rioters and looters returned to the streets of Paris. They set up barricades and engaged in running battles with police. 'We are here because we want Macron to resign,' one said. 'The police are out to wound us, if not kill us, but we will fight back.