‘Paris will soon be a Muslim city’: Trump takes France riots as a swipe at Macron’s open-border policies

US President Donald Trump has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron over the escalating unrest in France, claiming that “Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon” and blaming immigration for the violence that has swept across the country.

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Trump says Paris 'is going to be a Muslim city very soon' in extradordinary reaction to riots.

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Left: Trump has claimed that the riots in France are due to mass migration as he slams Emmanuel Macron for 'letting everybody from the world come in' and not 'closing the borders'
Right: Trump urged French President Emmanuel Macron to reduce migration into the country and “take those bad people out” — in apparent reference to his own mass-deportation campaign in the US.…

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NY Post: Trump urged French President Emmanuel Macron to reduce migration into the country and “take those bad people out” — in apparent reference to
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NDTV: Trump recounted a conversation with Macron, telling him "a long time ago, you're making a big mistake in France. You're letting everybody fr
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Times of India (IN): US President Donald Trump has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron over the escalating unrest in France, claiming that “Paris is going t
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Mirror (GB): Trump has claimed that the riots in France are due to mass migration as he slams Emmanuel Macron for 'letting everybody from the world come
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Al Jazeera: US President Donald Trump blamed immigrants for the unrest in France, claiming Paris would soon become a ‘Muslim city’.
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Breitbart: President Donald Trump warned Monday that Paris is on course to become a “Muslim city very soon.”
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Daily Express (PK): Donald Trump has criticised Emmanuel Macron's border policies, claiming the riots across France are the result of mass migration, as he insi
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Howl.Link: ‘Paris will soon be a Muslim city’: Trump takes France riots as a swipe at Macron’s open-border policies

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