Macron addresses France after protest violence, vows justice

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation on television Sunday evening following a day of rare and intense protest violence, vowing that those responsible for destruction will pay. He expressed solidarity with shopkeepers and police forces who faced "unheard-of violence." Macron, who had previously only issued brief reactions to the student crisis, was forced into a longer response after Saturday's riots and looting, with further clashes resuming Sunday. He promised that "our judges know what you expect" and criticized the intelligence received by the government before the demonstrations. The president's last public appearance before the address was Friday at a Céline Dion concert. He opened his speech questioning how perpetrators could "do this to France," as the country grapples with the worst civil unrest in recent years.