France Protest | 'Unacceptable, Stupid Comments': Macron Hits Back At Trump Over France Unrest. French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday blamed "foreign leaders" including those "on the other side of the Atlantic" for trying to exploit France's tense social climate for political gain after a weekend of violence. The protests in France over soaring living costs have drawn worldwide attention, with US President Donald Trump saying that Muslim migrants were responsible for the unrest. He.