President Macron has vowed to crack down on violence in France while Donald Trump claimed ‘immigrants with hatred in their hearts’ had made the country ungovernable.
The French President made an impassioned plea ‘for unity’ following a weekend of chaos involving up to 500,000 protesters.
In a live TV address on Sunday night, he said: ‘Businesses have been looted, while public buildings, shops, and town halls have been attacked.
‘Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves how French people could do this to France.’
His comments followed Mr Trump’s claim that immigration had ‘shattered’ the nation after shops were looted and public buildings
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