“France is burning”: in the United States, riots are part of the midterm campaign

Two weeks before the midterms, the Trump administration found a valuable political argument in the riots in France. On social networks, images of the ransacking, looting and destruction were widely relayed. They found a strong echo in the MAGA sphere online, commented on by right-wing political influencers and Trumpist podcasters. But these are the main spokespersons for the American right who spoke out on the events of this weekend in France. “Progressives in the West have imported the Third World into France and other countries in the name of diversity and compassion,” denounced American Vice President JD Vance in a message published on X on Saturday, relaying a photo of the Limoges town hall in flames. “They ignored the fundamental questions of assimilation and compatibility. We told them where this would lead, but they didn’t listen,” said the vice-president who had accused European leaders of laxity…