# Macron blames ‘foreign leaders’ for seeking to exploit France’s tense social climate

https://mins.news/en/video/109583

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-21 14:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RH3CyUQxgA

> French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that there had been “foreign manipulation of information” following looting in Paris and other French cities amid protests. He called comments by foreign leaders “as unacceptable as they are stupid.” Asked whether he meant Trump, Macron said, “Among others.”

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