The key facts

  • Trump said he had warned Macron that he was 'allowing people to come in who hate your country'
  • According to Trump, the migrant problem concerns not only France but also other European countries, in particular Spain
  • According to the CGT, 800,000 people took part in nationwide protests in France on October 17 and 24

Trump's statement about his conversation with Macron

US President Donald Trump said he had warned French leader Emmanuel Macron that France would 'disappear' because of its migration policy. According to him, he told Macron this at their very first meeting after taking office: 'You allow people to come in who hate your country.' Trump added that the problem is intensifying and 'is flaring up even now.' This was reported by Kun.uz.

Migration in other European countries

Trump noted that not only France but also other European countries are facing the migrant problem. He cited Spain as an example: according to him, about a month ago 'hundreds of thousands of people stormed into Spain.' As the outlet specifies, at the end of July, thousands of illegal migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta to reach European territory by sea.

Assessment of migrants' attitude toward Europe

Trump stated that 'the people causing the problem' hate Spain, France, and Italy alike — they 'are not from these countries,' hate their art, buildings, and peoples, and 'they were allowed to come in.' He also recalled that he regularly criticizes the migration policies of European countries: last year he called illegal migration a 'horrible invasion' and a phenomenon 'destroying Europe', and said: 'You'd better get your act together, or you won't have Europe anymore.'

Protests in Europe against the backdrop of the statement

The statement came amid ongoing mass protests in Europe. According to the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), 800,000 people took part in nationwide demonstrations in France on October 17 and 24. The wave of protests, in addition to France, swept across Italy, Belgium, Spain, and Albania. Editorially, it is worth noting: the sources quote Trump's words and provide data on the protests, but do not confirm a link between migration policy and the scale of the demonstrations — this causal connection remains merely the context of the American president's statement, not an established fact.

Why this matters

The US leader's statement about the domestic policy of an allied country underscores that migration remains a subject of public disagreement between Washington and European capitals. For readers in Uzbekistan, the topic is significant because EU migration policy directly affects visa rules and conditions for labor migrants from the region. In practical terms, this means that the tightening of European migration regulation that politicians are discussing could affect entry and employment procedures in European countries.