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Macron Addresses Nation: Refuses Blame, Ignores Immigration Impact on Riots, 'How Can French People Do This?'

In an address to the nation on Sunday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron refused to take any accountability for the national riots that erupted on Saturday, as he sought to shift the blame onto the far-left and even external forces like the Iran conflict while failing to acknowledge the role mass migration played in creating a groundswell of…

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