# Macron accuses Trump of spreading rumours about protests

https://mins.news/en/item/109448

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-21 12:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/21/macron-says-trump-spread-rumours-about-protests?traffic_source=rss

> During a visit to Qatar, French President Emmanuel Macron defended his government’s response to protests sweeping France and accused foreign political figures, including US President Donald Trump, of circulating misleading accounts of the unrest.

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