Macron slams Trump's 'stupid' remarks on French riots as election ploy

French President Emmanuel Macron has called comments by US President Donald Trump and other foreign leaders blaming immigration for France's riots "unacceptable" and "stupid," accusing them of exploiting the unrest for political gain. Macron said foreign leaders, including those "on the other side of the Atlantic," have used the violence and looting over the soaring cost of living for their own agendas. Trump had urged Macron to "close your borders" with unsubstantiated claims about immigration. Macron also warned of AI-generated images circulating online depicting scenes that "never actually happened in France," and rejected claims of invasion by migrants and Islamists as "completely false." French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot offered to provide clarification to countries to prevent spreading false information.