Lacking self-criticism and cornered by chaos: Emmanuel Macron attributes violent looting in France to war against Iranian regime
The French president linked the wave of looting and riots to the global rise in fuel prices, while Washington and security analysts point to the far left and the collapse of the immigration model as the causes.
French President Emmanuel Macron justified the widespread riots, looting and fires reported in various cities across his country by pointing to the war waged by the United States against the Iranian regime in the Persian Gulf as a determining factor.
In a televised address, the French leader argued that the protesters are expressing concern over the cost of living and fuel prices, factors driven by a military conflict in which he asserted France has not participated. Macron also announced a tour of the Gulf to manage energy supplies.
However, the Élysée Palace's justifications prompted a swift response from the U.S. administration and international analysts, who question the French presidency's attempt to mask a domestic public order crisis by citing geopolitical factors.
The White House's response and criticism of immigration policy
President Donald Trump questioned how the crisis was being handled in the European country, recalling the warnings he had given French leaders regarding border control. "I told Macron the first time I met him: you have to close your borders. You're going to ruin your country. And you have ruined your country. It's going to be hard to turn things around. But hopefully France will bounce back," the president told reporters.
Along the same lines, Vice President JD Vance blamed the progressive agenda of European powers for the deterioration of security.
"Western liberals imported the Third World into France and other countries in the name of diversity and compassion. They ignored fundamental questions about assimilation and compatibility. They were told this would happen, and they didn't listen," Vance posted on social media.
Organized anarchy and accusations against the far left
Macron's explanations regarding gas prices contrast with the severity of the events reported on the ground. French security forces carried out nearly 2,400 arrests in a single day amid arson attacks on critical infrastructure, massive looting and acts of vandalism.
Lisa Daftari, editor-in-chief of Foreign Desk, told Fox News that the scale of the violence does not correspond to a social protest over diesel prices, but rather to "organized anarchy" led by radical factions.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu himself acknowledged that "far-left" movements have orchestrated widespread disorder across the country on the eve of the election season.
Barak Seener, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society in London, stated that the French political class has chosen to ignore the alliance between far-left organizations and radical groups seeking to subvert democratic institutions, reframing reality to soften the political impact of the crisis.
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