Trump Blames France Riots on Macron’s Open Borders

President Trump blamed France’s riots on President Emmanuel Macron’s immigration and border policies, saying Macron should have closed the country’s borders years ago.

Speaking Monday, Trump tied the unrest to people entering France from around the world. The report describes looting, damage to homes and businesses, attacks on police and first responders, and makeshift flamethrowers used against bystanders. Trump presented those events as the result of failed border policy.

The report also mentions economic pressure, strained public education, and weakening public services as possible explanations. Trump rejected that focus. He said immigration, not those domestic problems, was driving the crisis.

The disagreement grew more personal when a reporter asked about reports that Macron had blamed Trump and linked the unrest to higher gas prices connected to the war with Iran. Trump first called the report “fake news.” After the reporter identified herself as Mary Margaret Olohan from the Daily Wire, he laughed and corrected himself: “Daily Wire’s good. Sorry.”

Trump quickly returned to Macron, saying he had warned the French president about the consequences of leaving the borders open.

Macron Was Warned Before

Trump said the warning began when he first met Macron during his first term and continued over the years. He said Macron should “close up” France’s borders, arguing that the country had allowed too many people from elsewhere to enter.

He contrasted that approach with his own, saying, “We closed our borders. He didn’t.” Trump then made his most provocative prediction: “Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon.”

Trump said some people admitted to France did not love or respect its country, buildings, and art, using that argument to claim the nation had been damaged. He also said Macron had an energy problem, adding another criticism to his complaint about the border.

When another reporter asked about the unrest, Trump sharpened the message: “What’s happening in France has to do with immigration, not schools, not anything.” His position directly rejected the report’s suggestion that weakened schools and public services could help explain the disorder.

Trump had also addressed the riots over the weekend, calling on France to close its borders and take control before it was too late.

Why It Matters

This dispute matters because it puts two competing explanations for the unrest side by side. The report points to pressure from living costs, schools, and public services. Trump points to immigration and border enforcement. Those diagnoses would lead to very different choices: one emphasizes repairing conditions inside France, while the other emphasizes limiting entry and restoring control at the border. The immediate stakes fall on people in affected communities, business owners, police officers, first responders, and bystanders who face the consequences of disorder.

Trump’s language also broadens the dispute beyond riot response. His comments about Paris, French culture, buildings, and art turn a policy argument into a question about national identity and the direction of the country. The source does not settle how much responsibility belongs to immigration policy compared with economic strain or weakened public services. It also leaves open what Macron will do next. That uncertainty gives the confrontation lasting importance: the violence is being used to argue over borders, public order, and what France should protect as its own.

Trump Repeated the Warning

In a separate weekend message, Trump said, “France is burning!” and urged Macron to close the borders and regain control. He argued that immigration from a different part of the world had shattered the country and warned that restoring it would be difficult.

Trump ended with a measure of hope, saying he believed France could come back. His core demand, however, remained unchanged: Macron should have closed the borders long ago.

Source: The Gateway Pundit