US will ‘burn’ like France if Democrats win – Trump (VIDEO)

The president has blamed Paris’ lax immigration policies for weeks of unrest, invoking the violence to rally Republicans ahead of November’s midterm elections US President Donald Trump has claimed that America could face similar chaos to the violent unrest sweeping France if the Democrats win next month’s midterm elections, accusing left-wing politicians of fueling mass migration and instability across the West.

France has struggled to contain escalating riots that erupted last month over teacher shortages and crumbling facilities.

The protests have since grown into a broader movement against inequality and soaring living costs.

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets over the weekend as demonstrations descended into clashes with police, arson, and looting.

Nearly 2,400 people were arrested , hundreds of businesses looted, and buildings torched across the country, while around 1,000 police officers and gendarmes were injured.

Footage drew comparisons to “scenes from a civil war,” with videos also showing some protesters waving Palestinian flags alongside the French tricolor.

Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Monday, Trump warned that “Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon,” blaming France’s immigration policies for the unrest.

Trump: Paris is going to be a Muslim city pretty soon. pic.twitter.com/9S5fx0ppPo — Acyn (@Acyn) October 19, 2026 He sharpened his criticism in a Truth Social post , describing France as a “once-great nation” being “conquered, looted, and burned to the ground.” Trump blamed “migrants, jihadists and communists” for the violence, accused European leaders of surrendering their countries to people unwilling to assimilate and urged them to “close their borders” before it is too late.

Read more Hundreds arrested in Paris as rioters defy Macron (VIDEOS) Trump then turned the unrest into a pitch for Republicans ahead of the November 3 midterms, warning that scenes of “burning steeples and raging fires” were “what the Radical Dumocrats want to do to AMERICA.” He accused Democrats of embracing radical left-wing ideology and cast the election as a fight for America’s “culture,” “civilization” and “heritage.” “If you want to see what is at stake in this Election, just look at what is happening in France… Globalist Leftwing Politicians have treasonously imported millions of Third World Migrants who are totally incompatible with Western Values, and despise everything that makes France great... they have surrendered their country to vandals,” he wrote.

Trump’s renewed focus on immigration – a cornerstone of his successful 2024 campaign – comes as his approval ratings slide and Republicans face mounting pressure ahead of the midterms.