Donald Trump says France is letting in people who "hate your country"

While leaving the White House for a Michigan campaign rally on Sunday, President Donald Trump discussed immigration and recent demonstrations in France, Spain, Belgium and Italy. He tied the protests to European border controls and said he had previously raised concerns with French President Emmanuel Macron about France’s immigration policy, which he criticized as harmful to the country. Trump contrasted that with US border measures during the last year and a half, claiming unlawful entries had been prevented. The remark belongs to Trump’s broader argument connecting immigration enforcement with public order in Europe; his characterizations of the protests and border policies are attributed to him.