Trump borrows from far right to blame unrest in France on immigration – The Guardian

Trump borrows from far right to blame unrest in France on immigration  The GuardianOpinion | The French Fantasy Is Coming to an End  The New York TimesFrench soccer icon Emmanuel Petit condemns arson and looting, warns Macron to ‘protect honest citizens’  Fox NewsRioting in France: What’s Fueling the Violence and What Happens Next  WSJFrance in turmoil after riots and looting: What we know  Reuters

President at Kansas rally tries to turn protests into cautionary tale for US as Republicans face midterm losses As Republicans confront mounting political headwinds ahead of November’s midterm elections, Donald Trump is attempting to turn unrest in France into a cautionary tale for American voters, recasting the demonstrations that began as student protests against crumbling schools and the soaring cost of living as evidence of the dangers of immigration and the erosion of western civilization. At a rally in Kansas on Monday evening, Trump described France as a once-great nation that had been “conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists, and communists”.

“If you want to see what is at stake in this election, just look at what’s happening in France,” he said. Nationwide protests in France on Saturday were called over rising fuel prices and falling purchasing power, and in several cities they erupted into looting and clashes with police that left a historic town hall torched and led to 1,800 arrests. On Monday, overnight curfews were issued for a number of French cities, including parts of Paris. “This is what’s happening