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Trump blames immigration after 1,800 arrests in France

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Trump blames immigration after 1,800 arrests in France

Donald Trump blames immigration for violence in France and urges Emmanuel Macron to close the borders. His comments came after protests caused extensive damage and led to 1,800 arrests, according to Punch, while US Vice-President JD Vance made similar remarks.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday blamed immigration for the violence that followed protests in France and urged Paris to tighten its migration rules in a post on his Truth Social network. “ France is burning!” he wrote, before urging the country to close its borders and take back control of its migration policy, Punch reports.

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