Trump exploits France riots to push false immigration claims ahead of midterms

Donald Trump and his inner circle are using unrest in France to push unsubstantiated claims blaming the riots on immigration, even showing French protest footage at midterm rallies. But there is no evidence linking immigration to the unrest, and it's prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to accuse world leaders of making “stupid comments” at France’s expense. Trump’s focus comes as Republicans face mounting pressure ahead of the midterms and his approval rating hits a reported record low. In recent days, Trump and members of his inner circle have repeatedly invoked the unrest in France to push unsubstantiated claims blaming immigrants for the violence, and rally his MAGA base. At a midterm campaign rally in Kansas this week, Trump even broadcast footage of the protests, and warned that the United States could become “like France” if Democrats win the elections, and that it is a once-great nation that had been "conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists, and communists". He's also criticised French President Emmanuel Macron, claiming Macron had failed to get the situation under control: “The whole world was coming in, and as you know, Paris is going to be...