Macron calls foreign leaders' comments on French riots 'stupid', citing AI-generated fake videos
Summary
French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking in Doha on Wednesday, called comments by world leaders about the riots in France 'stupid' and accused them of exploiting the unrest for political gain while campaigning in elections in their countries. The riots and looting broke out on Saturday alongside peaceful demonstrations against the cost of living. ABC News and the Financial Times reported that Macron blasted claims by Trump and other rightwing leaders that blamed Muslims and migrants for the violence, and POLITICO reported that he rebuked unsubstantiated attempts to link the looting and violence to immigration. The Straits Times and the South China Morning Post reported that the leaders had been influenced by fake AI-generated videos of the riots, and Macron said they had repeated such material 'sometimes with credulity'. The South China Morning Post and Euronews read the remarks as an apparent swipe at Trump, and the South China Morning Post also named Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. France 24 reported that another wave of cost-of-living demonstrations is planned for the coming Saturday.
Timeline
Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times reports that Macron slammed as 'stupid' comments by leaders on the France riots that were based on AI-generated videos, saying leaders campaigning for elections had repeated such material 'sometimes with credulity'.
POLITICO
Source ↗POLITICO reports that Macron rebuked unsubstantiated attempts to link the looting and violence in France to immigration, after Trump pinned the French riots on immigration.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗The South China Morning Post reports that Macron's criticism of world leaders' 'stupid' remarks on the riots was an apparent swipe at Trump and Netanyahu, and that the leaders had been influenced by fake AI-generated videos.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that, speaking in Doha on Wednesday, Macron called out leaders for instrumentalising the unrest in France for their own political gain, in an apparent swipe at Trump.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that Macron took aim at world leaders including Trump for trying to exploit the riots and looting that broke out alongside peaceful demonstrations on Saturday, and that another wave of cost-of-living demonstrations is planned for the coming Saturday.
ABC News
Source ↗ABC News reports that Macron blasted 'stupid' claims by Trump and others that blamed Muslims and migrants for the riots.
Financial Times
Source ↗The Financial Times reports that Macron hit out at 'stupid' Trump remarks after the US and other rightwing leaders blamed migrants for the violence and looting.
The Globe and Mail
Source ↗The Globe and Mail reports that Macron blamed 'foreign leaders' for trying to exploit France's tense social climate, calling their comments 'as unacceptable as they are stupid' and saying, when asked whether he meant Trump, 'Among others.'
ABC (Australia)
Source ↗ABC (Australia) reports that Macron said foreign leaders trying to win votes at home have exploited France's riots for their own political agenda.
NDTV
Source ↗NDTV reports that Macron hit back at Trump over the France unrest, calling the comments 'unacceptable' and 'stupid' as protests over soaring living costs drew worldwide attention.
Sydney Morning Herald
Source ↗The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Macron criticised foreign leaders for trying to exploit the riots in his country, and headlines his remarks as calling Trump's comments on the riots 'stupid'.
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