Trump blames French protests on immigration, warns Paris will become Muslim city

Donald Trump used a White House press session to connect the French protests over public school conditions to immigration, dismissing other explanations. He asserted that France is allowing people who do not respect its architecture or culture, predicting that Paris will soon be a Muslim city if borders remain open. Trump urged President Emmanuel Macron to have sealed France’s borders long ago and said he had personally advised Macron and Vladimir Putin to enforce stricter controls.

The remarks were made ahead of his trip to Kansas and were framed as part of his broader anti-immigration agenda ahead of the November midterm elections. By casting the French unrest as a migration issue, Trump aimed to reinforce his domestic political narrative.