Macron says France unrest aftermath saw "foreign manipulation of information"

French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking in Qatar on Oct. 21 during a Gulf trip, said leaders abroad—including some across the Atlantic—were using France’s living-cost unrest for political gain. The unrest included rioting and looting in Paris and other cities. According to the report, U.S. President Donald Trump invoked the violence to rally supporters and, without substantiation, blamed Muslim migrants, pressing Macron to tighten border controls. Macron said misleading material from outside France followed the disturbances, citing fake images and false claims of a migrant and Islamist influx; he did not identify the images or explain his basis. Asked if he meant Trump, Macron said the reference applied to others as well. France’s foreign minister offered to clarify the matter to concerned governments to help stop false claims spreading online.