‘US will burn like France’: Trump doubles down on immigration rhetoric to back Republicans

US President Donald Trump invoked violent unrest in France to attack Democrats and rally support for Republican Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas, warning that similar scenes could unfold in the United States if his political opponents prevail in the November 3 midterm elections. Earlier, Trump claimed he had warned French president Emmanuel Macron to close France’s borders, saying Paris would otherwise become a “Muslim city”. At a rally on Monday evening, Trump blamed immigration for the unrest in France, where protests over rising cost of living and declining purchasing power escalated into looting and clashes with police in several cities.