France tells Trump not to interfere with country's politics

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'Leave our nation be': France tells Trump not to interfere with country's politics after US President used riots
Protesters in Paris set fire to cars, burned barricades and smashed windows in pockets of violence, clad in their emblematic luminous safety jackets

Donald Trump wearing a suit and tie: Donald Trump (pictured) posted two tweets referring to the 'yellow vest' anti-government protests that have swept France since mid-November and sparked rioting in Paris

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Emmanuel Macron wearing a suit and tie: President Emmanuel Macron is to deliver an apologetic address on television and announce further tax cuts on Sunday


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France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (pictured) urged Donald Trump not to interfere in French politics

France's Foreign Minister has urged Donald Trump not to interfere in French politics after the US president posted tweets about the protests rocking the country and attacked the Paris climate agreement.


'We do not take domestic American politics into account and we want that to be reciprocated,' Jean-Yves Le Drian told LCI television.

'I say this to Donald Trump and the French president says it too: leave our nation be.'

Trump had on Saturday posted two tweets referring to the 'yellow vest' anti-government protests that have swept France since mid-November and sparked rioting in Paris.

'Very sad day & night in Paris. Maybe it's time to end the ridiculous and extremely expensive Paris Agreement and return money back to the people in the form of lower taxes?' he suggested.

Trump had earlier posted: 'The Paris Agreement isn't working out so well for Paris. Protests and riots all over France.

'People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting 'We Want Trump!' Love France.'

The protests in France are not directly linked to the Paris climate agreement which was signed in 2015 and has since been abandoned by Trump, to the dismay of French President Emmanuel Macron and other Western leaders.

Spurred by rising fuel prices - in part due to tax hikes aimed at helping France shift to a lower-carbon economy - the 'yellow vest' protests have grown into a broad movement against Macron's policies and governing style.