# Trump calls Europe’s immigration problems a ‘boiler waiting to explode’

https://mins.news/en/item/106940

- TASS, 2026-10-19 21:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2204397

> Donald Trump said unrest involving immigrants in Italy, France and other European countries reflected a failure to assimilate, likening the situation to a “boiler waiting to explode.” Protests in France over fuel prices and declining purchasing power on October 17 turned into riots and clashes with police in some cities.

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