US President Donald Trump on Saturday said France was “burning down” because it opened its borders to people who “hate it”, dismissing claims that protests were linked to education.
“They have police in France, but they’re not allowed to do their job. So France is right now burning down because it opens its borders to people who hate it. These are people who hate it. They hate France. They hate the people of France,” Trump said while addressing a campaign rally for Republican candidates in Perry, Georgia.
Using the current situation in France as an example, Trump drew a parallel to immigration policies of the US as he said, “And you know what you do with those people? Never let them come into your country. That’s what we do. But now, Ossoff (Georgia senator) wants to import millions and millions of anti-American third-world migrants who see our civilization as nothing but a target to loot, plunder, and pillage. And we’re not going to let that happen. We’re not letting it happen,” said Trump, targeting the US Senator Jon Ossoff.
As part of the US immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has revoked more than 300,000 visas since Trump returned to office, the State Department confirmed. Last month, the administration also froze certain Green Card filings by eight firms, including India’s Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys, and launched probes into nine elite universities over alleged fraud and concerns about American job losses.
