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Trump uses French riots to rally his base before the midterms

By , based on Le Monde

Trump uses French riots to rally his base before the midterms

Donald Trump and his allies are invoking the violence in France on 17 October to denounce immigration and Muslims and mobilise their supporters ahead of the US midterm elections on 3 November. They claim that a Democratic victory could expose the United States to similar unrest, Le Monde reports.

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