Trump tells France ‘close your borders’ as police arrest 1,800 in violent protests

Read more... President Donald Trump on Sunday urged France to secure its borders to “people with hatred in their hearts” as protests throughout the country rage, with police arresting approximately 1,800 people in the violent demonstrations.“France is burning!” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “The immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country. 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