Macron Responds Forcefully to Trump and Foreign Leaders Over Blame for French Riots

10/21/2026

Macron responded by saying there ‘has been foreign manipulation of information in the aftermath’ of the looting in Paris and other French cities last weekend

10/21/2026

French President Emmanuel Macron has criticised foreign leaders for using the unrest in France to score political points, in an apparent swipe at US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime...

10/21/2026

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday criticised world leaders for making "stupid" comments about the rioting on the sidelines of protests in France, in an apparent swipe at US President Donald...

10/21/2026

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned comments by "foreign leaders" on the violent protests in France on October 17. He has now arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of his Gulf tour.

10/21/2026

The comment is an apparent swipe at Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, who both face elections in coming weeks.

10/21/2026

Speaking in Qatar, President Emmanuel Macron railed against foreign leaders who he said had made false claims about unrest in France for their own political ends.

10/20/2026

| US President Donald Trump has blamed France’s unrest on immigration, telling reporters: "What’s happening in France has to do with immigration, not schools, not anything." He urged President...

10/19/2026

French President Emmanuel Macron cited the Iran war and its impact on fuel and living costs while addressing the ongoing protests and unrest across France.

10/21/2026

Leaders criticised for spreading misleading information as France prepares for further protests this weekendEmmanuel Macron has accused Donald Trump and other foreign leaders of making "stupid...

10/21/2026

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday blasted the "unacceptable and even stupid" remarks made by President Trump and others claiming student riots in France are the result of immigration....

10/21/2026

Macron said leaders campaigning for elections had repeated "sometimes with credulity" material generated by AI.

10/20/2026

Trump claimed he had urged Macron to close France’s borders, contrasting the French president’s approach with his own immigration policies in the US

10/20/2026

The president has blamed Paris’ lax immigration policies for weeks of unrest, invoking the violence to rally Republicans ahead of November’s midterm elections US President Donald Trump has claimed...

10/20/2026

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...