Trump borrows from far right to blame unrest in France on immigration

President ignores school conditions and cost of living and says he warned Macron ‘the whole world was coming in’

• Explainer: why are people protesting across Europe?

Donald Trump and JD Vance deployed a familiar US playbook on Europe, claiming that immigrants were responsible for rioting in France that began as student protests against crumbling schools and the high cost of living.

The nationwide protests on Saturday were called over rising fuel prices and falling purchasing power, and in several cities they escalated into clashes with police that left a historic town hall torched and led to 1,800 arrests. On Monday, overnight curfews were issued for a number of French cities, including parts of Paris.