French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) blamed “foreign leaders,” including those “on the other side of the Atlantic,” for trying to exploit France’s tense social climate for their own political agenda.
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The Elysee said nearly 295,000 additional tonnes of diesel per month could be secured, including volumes from Saudi Arabia, equivalent to more than 10% of France’s monthly diesel consumption.
“When I see leaders who are in the middle of election campaigns, whether in the region or on the other side of the Atlantic — who sometimes naively repeat AI-generated content or spread narratives that certain circles are clearly trying to promote about what happened in France — they’re using our country for their own political campaigns,” said Mr. Macron’s office said he traveled to West Asia to find solutions to the energy crisis and rising energy prices, and to secure supplies of oil, gas, diesel and jet fuel.
Protests over soaring living costs have led to widespread rioting and looting. U.S. President Donald Trump has used the violence to rally his political supporters, making unsubstantiated claims that Muslim migrants are responsible for the unrest. Mr. Macron and Mr. Trump once enjoyed a good relationship but Mr. Trump regularly mocks the French president in his public speeches.
“And that has led to comments that are as unacceptable as they are stupid, from many people, including foreign leaders,” he said. “The fact is, all the people who are speaking ill of our country right now are people who don’t love our country,” Macron said. “So those people really bother me.”
