'Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon': Trump slams Macron over France riots
Donald Trump has publicly attacked Emmanuel Macron over France's weekend riots, claiming "Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon" and blaming immigration for the unrest, as Paris police impose an overnight curfew.
US President Donald Trump has publicly attacked French President Emmanuel Macron over France’s weekend riots, claiming that “Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon” and blaming immigration for the violence. (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/paris-is-going-to-be-a-muslim-city-very-soon-trump-slams-macron-as-riots-spiral/articleshow/135056496.cms)
Speaking to reporters in Washington on Monday, Trump said he had warned Macron years ago. “He’s a friend of mine. I told him a long time ago, you’re making a big mistake in France. You’re letting everybody from the world come in,” Trump said. “The whole world was coming in. And as you know, Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon, and that wasn’t the deal,” he added, describing an earlier warning to Macron. (https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-paris-muslim/2026/10/19/id/1273324)
“Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon, and that wasn’t the deal… Emmanuel should’ve closed his borders a long time ago. I told him to do it,” Trump also said. “What’s happening in France has to do with immigration — not schools, not anything — it’s immigration. I told President Macron, ‘Close up your borders!’” (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/paris-is-going-to-be-a-muslim-city-very-soon-trump-slams-macron-as-riots-spiral/articleshow/135056496.cms, https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/20/close-up-your-borders-trump-blames-french-unrest-on-immigration)
Trump amplified the attack on his Truth Social platform, writing on Sunday: “France is burning!”, and urging the country to close its borders and regain control before it was too late. (https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-paris-muslim/2026/10/19/id/1273324) Earlier on Monday he added: “The migrants have taken over France. They must CLOSE THE BORDERS, FAST!” (https://gulfnews.com/world/europe/as-midterms-loom-trump-seizes-on-france-unrest-for-political-gain-1.500716574)
Trump’s claim that Paris will soon become a Muslim city is not supported by an established demographic forecast; France does not collect official population statistics by religious affiliation, and estimates of roughly 6–7 million Muslims nationwide do not establish that Paris is on course to become a Muslim-majority city. (https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-paris-muslim/2026/10/19/id/1273324)
The remarks follow a weekend of cost-of-living demonstrations across France that degenerated into some of the worst street violence the country has seen in recent years, with city halls, public buildings and businesses targeted. (https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/20/close-up-your-borders-trump-blames-french-unrest-on-immigration) French authorities reported nearly 2,400 arrests and close to 1,000 injured officers, Reuters reported on Monday. (https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-paris-muslim/2026/10/19/id/1273324) Authorities estimated that around 3,000 businesses had been damaged or looted. (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/paris-is-going-to-be-a-muslim-city-very-soon-trump-slams-macron-as-riots-spiral/articleshow/135056496.cms)
Paris police imposed an overnight curfew from 11pm Monday until 6am Tuesday in two areas of the capital, including Place de la République and the Les Halles shopping district, and demonstrations and gatherings were banned from 8pm. (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/paris-is-going-to-be-a-muslim-city-very-soon-trump-slams-macron-as-riots-spiral/articleshow/135056496.cms) Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called for partial curfews in affected areas rather than a nationwide restriction, while several other cities introduced overnight curfews for minors. (https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-paris-muslim/2026/10/19/id/1273324)
The unrest has also triggered a political crisis, with Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offering his resignation on Sunday. Macron rejected it, directing Nuñez to ensure transparency over failures in planning and intelligence-gathering; Nuñez acknowledged authorities had “lost control” in some major cities. (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/paris-is-going-to-be-a-muslim-city-very-soon-trump-slams-macron-as-riots-spiral/articleshow/135056496.cms)
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