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Trump urges France to 'close the borders' after weekend of rioting
Organisers claim about 800,000 people joined roughly 1,750 demonstrations since September twenty-eighth, though that figure is unverified; the president's post arrived before the French president's address.
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- First reported by New York Post: “Trump urges France to ‘close the borders’ after weekend of rioting: ‘The migrants have taken over’”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 7:52 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: France, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Trump endorses Netanyahu; Macron condemns France unrest; NFL Paris… (October 18).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThis just in.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump is urging France to close its borders after a weekend of rioting, writing on Truth Social that France is burning, and the New York Post has his words: the migrants have taken over.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVice President Vance also weighed in on X.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut neither of them has offered evidence linking the protests to immigration, and the protests began September twenty-eighth over living costs and school conditions.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEnergy prices were twenty-one point three percent higher in September than a year ago. Limoges City Hall was largely destroyed by fire.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe're following breaking news.
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The story so far
- Trump absent from GOP ads; France protests; Egypt on Saudi defence · Politico
- Trump endorses Netanyahu; Macron condemns France unrest; NFL Paris… · Breitbart
- Trump urges France to 'close the borders' after weekend of rioting (this story)
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