Trump says France’s student protests "isn’t about schools" but "about Islam"

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that France’s student demonstrations were driven by Islam and migration. Since late September, French pupils have barred access to many secondary schools to seek improved conditions, with some confrontations involving security forces; roughly 250,000 people marched Tuesday. Trump supplied no proof, and no link has been made in France between the student campaign and religious or identity concerns. Before next month’s U.S. midterm elections, MAGA figures had shared clips of the French unrest while pressing immigration themes. The episode reflects Trump’s heightened focus on migration before the vote and his administration’s criticism of Europe; France’s foreign minister compared Trump’s response to Iran’s.