Macron condemns foreign leaders’ remarks on France unrest

French President Emmanuel Macron said he saw no clear evidence that foreign governments directly interfered in France’s protests and riots, but accused outside actors of manipulating information, including through AI-generated images depicting events that never happened. He condemned foreign leaders’ comments about the unrest as unacceptable and argued they were exploiting France’s problems for political purposes at home. U.S. President Donald Trump linked the turmoil to immigration and called for tighter borders, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described France as facing an “invasion of extremist Islam.” Macron said such claims misrepresented the unrest, which followed demonstrations over economic hardship.