Trump links French riots to U.S. midterm election fears
President Trump is warning that Democratic control of Congress would lead to chaos and destruction, drawing parallels to the riots occurring in France.
President Trump is using the unrest in France to fuel his midterm election message, warning of national catastrophe if Democrats gain control of Congress. He claims the U.S. would descend into chaos similar to France.
The Trump administration has used the unrest in France, which began over education grievances, to bolster its messaging on immigration and the threat of "communists."
Trump claimed France was being "conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists and communists who hate Christianity" and "the Western civilization itself."