‘US will burn like France’: Trump revives anti-immigrant rhetoric in midterm push
Donald Trump used recent civil unrest in France to criticize Democratic immigration policies during a midterm campaign rally. He warned that similar violence could occur in the United States if current border policies are not tightened.
Why it matters
This highlights the use of international events to influence domestic political narratives and voter sentiment regarding immigration.
US President Donald Trump invoked violent unrest in France to attack Democrats and rally support for Republican Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas, warning that similar scenes could unfold in the United States if his political opponents prevail in the November 3 midterm elections.Earlier, Trump claimed he had warned French president Emmanuel Macron to close France’s borders, saying Paris would otherwise become a “Muslim city”.At a rally on Monday evening, Trump blamed immigration for the unrest in France, where protests over rising cost of living and declining purchasing power escalated into looting and clashes with police in several cities, according to Reuters.“If you want to see what is at stake in this election, just look at what’s happening in France,” Trump told the crowd.He described France as a once-great nation that had been “conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists, and communists".“We’re not going to let that happen…
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