You Vote: On the protests in France, is it mainly over student issues, or mass migration and Islam?

Ongoing demonstrations in Paris have devolved into confrontations with law enforcement, and video footage has shown rioters clashing with police, who have deployed tear gas.

Published: October 6, 2026 9:01pm

President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed ongoing riots in France on mass immigration, contending that the nominal rationale behind them, namely complaints about the lack of AC in schools amid a heat wave, were not the real cause of the demonstrations.

Ongoing demonstrations in Paris have devolved into confrontations with law enforcement, and video footage has shown rioters clashing with police, who have deployed tear gas.

"What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!" he posted on Truth Social.

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