Macron says only union marches will be allowed this weekend as he blames the hard left for France's riots
Donald Trump warned that French riots — in which nearly 2,400 arrests were made and almost 1,000 officers injured — show America's future under Democrats.
Lyon and Nice have banned every protest outright, and Thursday's student marches in Paris, Lille and Grenoble have been shut down too. The Paris ban runs until 8pm and covers the Elysée, both houses of parliament and the main train stations. Saturday is expected to bring 'yellow vest' activists onto the streets. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promises a 'massive' security operation to stop a repeat of the looting.
Most French people agree with Donald Trump that migration is to blame for the riots, a poll finds.
Macron called Trump's comments on the riots 'unacceptable and stupid', and Trump replied that Macron 'should have closed his borders'.
Almudena Garcia watched about ten masked rioters beat her husband in central Paris: 'It was like a horror movie.'
