Riots in France hit Limo City Hall hard, Vance reposted video criticizing immigration policy

(Central News Agency, Washington, 17th, Comprehensive Foreign Reports) US Vice President Vance shared a video of the arson attack on the city hall in the central French city of Limousine on the social platform

Agence France-Presse reported that JD Vance wrote on

He added: "I pray that France, a beautiful country with extraordinary people, can put a stop to this madness before more landmarks are burned down."

Vance, who is considered a potential candidate for the 2028 presidential election, also linked the events in France to the upcoming midterm elections in the United States on November 3.

"I hope Americans will take note that this is the future that congressional Democrats want America to move toward," Vance said.

The 42-year-old Vans often criticizes Europe's immigration policy for being too loose, and even publicly warned European leaders in a speech at the Munich Security Conference in February 2025.

The video reposted by Vans shows the fire at the Limoges town hall, which took place during the nationwide demonstrations in France today. The demonstrations were originally aimed at rising living costs and deteriorating public services, but later turned into street violence, shop looting and arson in some areas.

French local officials pointed out that a group of masked protesters burned a police car outside the city hall, then broke into the 143-year-old building through broken windows and set fire to it, causing the roof to collapse to the floors below. Two-thirds of the exterior structure was destroyed, with only the west wing surviving.

Maurice Barate, the local chief executive of Limoux, told AFP that the fire was a "disaster for cultural heritage" and denounced it as "a deliberate act by hooligans".

At that time, hundreds of people were at the scene to watch the fire, and even city employees were sad and shed tears. In addition to the devastating blow to the city hall, several shops in downtown Limo were also looted that night.