# Macron to address France after violent protests

> French president speaks to nation after weekend riots left hundreds arrested and millions in damage, as Trump and US officials blame immigration.
- Title: Macron to address France after violent protests · POLITICO
- Summary: French president speaks to nation after weekend riots left hundreds arrested and millions in damage, as Trump and US officials blame immigration. Emmanuel…
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- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-to-address-france-as-trump-says-the-country-burning
- Published: 2026-10-18T15:05:07+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: emmanuel macron, france, protests, donald trump, jd vance, violence, immigration, politics, world
## Violent protests grip France
Clashes broke out Saturday across France during demonstrations that began with student protests over study conditions and living costs.Widespread looting, burned-out cars and smashed store windows marked the violence.
## Hundreds arrested, dozens injured
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said more than two thousand people have been taken into custody.More than six hundred police officers, gendarmes and firefighters have been injured amid the violence.

> More than 2,000 people have been taken into custody.
## Trump and Vance blame immigration
US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that France is burning due to immigration.

> France is burning! The immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country.
## Key takeaway

Emmanuel Macron addresses France Sunday after violent weekend protests caused hundreds of arrests and millions in euros of damage, amid US political figures blaming immigration.