The key facts
- Trump posted an image with the call
What Trump posted
US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social page an image calling attention to unrest in European countries, reports Gazeta.Ru. At the top of the image is the caption
Previous statements and context
The post continued Trump's recent remarks about the situation in France. Amid the unrest, he wrote on Truth Social that the republic had been seized by migrants, and called on the authorities to quickly close the borders. Earlier, he also made a prediction about the future of Paris amid the protests.
Unrest in France
Mass protests took place in France on October 17 and escalated into riots: participants clashed with police, set buildings on fire and ransacked them. According to available data, two people died in Paris, more than 1,000 retail businesses across the country were looted and damaged, and the damage is estimated in the hundreds of millions of euros. Authorities imposed a curfew in some areas, and organizers announced new actions. The source does not report any reaction from European authorities to Trump's post.
