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Trump Warns Kansas Voters France-Style Unrest Could Reach America If Democrats Win
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Trump ties French unrest to immigration, warns Democrats could cause similar turmoil in United States. He argues France turmoil would occur in US if Democrats win midterms this year.
France unrest as Kansas pitch
President Donald Trump invoked violent unrest in France while campaigning in Kansas for Republican Senator Roger Marshall, warning that scenes like France could unfold in the United States if Democrats win. Trump told supporters at a rally supporting Marshall that “When you see burning steeples and raging fires in France, just remember that is what the radical Dumocrats want to do to America.”
“Trump invoked violent unrest in France on Monday to argue against Democrats while campaigning for Republican Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas.”
Trump also said he would prevent similar unrest from reaching the United States, and he framed the argument around immigration and unrest in Europe. Trump’s Kansas appearance came as Marshall faced a close contest against Democrat Adam Hamilton, a Methodist megachurch pastor, and as the race had “gone 94 years without electing a Democratic US senator.”
Protests, polling, and rhetoric
Newsweek reported that Trump’s rally in Park City, Kansas, near Wichita, included interruptions at least three times by protesters, and some protesters were removed.
Trump responded to the interruptions by calling them “paid protesters,” saying, “Here’s another one. Listen to that one. I can tell by the voice they get paid.”
The same Newsweek account said Trump’s appearance came 15 days before the November 3 election, with the nonpartisan Cook Political Report rating the Kansas Senate race a toss-up and NBC News characterizing it as competitive but leaning Republican.
The NST Online account said Kansas had not elected a Democrat to the US Senate in 94 years, and it described Marshall as in a close contest with Adam Hamilton, who campaigned against Trump’s tariff agenda and what he called the president’s “erratic leadership.”
What Trump says is at stake
Trump tied his France warning to the midterm stakes, urging supporters to preserve Republican control of Congress as he campaigned for Marshall.
“The migrants have taken over France. They must CLOSE THE BORDERS, FAST!”
Newsweek said Trump urged supporters to “look at what’s happening in France” as he urged them to preserve Republican control of Congress, and it reported he provided no evidence that Democrats want violence or destruction in the United States.
The Economic Times said Trump recalled an exchange with Emmanuel Macron, telling him “you’re making a big mistake in France. You’re letting everybody from the world come in,” and it added that Trump wrote on Truth Social that “The migrants have taken over France. They must CLOSE THE BORDERS, FAST!”
The Economic Times also quoted Justin Vaisse saying Europe has become “an extension of the US political battlefield,” while it described Trump’s strategy as linking events in France to immigration and left-wing policies in Europe as a way to mobilize Republican voters.