Donald Trump is leveraging French street violence to fuel his midterm campaign, prompting a rebuke from Emmanuel Macron and exposing a transactional foreign policy that trades alliances for domestic points.
While Donald Trump blames migrants for French unrest to fuel his midterm campaign, Emmanuel Macron is securing diesel from the Gulf to save his government.
American conservatives use Parisian riots as a campaign weapon, masking domestic debt strains behind crude warnings about immigration and the radical left.
As nationwide unrest over living costs shakes France, Emmanuel Macron hides behind police batons to protect a hollowed state while working households and crumbling schools pay the price.