France warns US to stop interfering in its politics

Authorities in France have warned the US government led by Donald Trump to stop interfering in its politics following anti-government protests over high taxes in Paris and other parts of the country.

According to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian while reacting to Trump’s latest tweets following riots in Paris, Trump should not meddle in French affairs, “let our nation be”, he told LCI television.

“We do not take domestic American politics into account and we want that to be reciprocated,” he said.

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Some days ago, Trump lashed out at his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron when he posted tweets about recent large-scale anti-government protests over in Paris and other parts of France.

In his post on the social media platform, Trump linked the violent French protests to the Paris climate agreement of which France is a signatory, but the United States is not.

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