Story no.49Ongoing·France internationally +2·Low·Paris·25 Oct → 31 Oct·6 facts · 8 art.

On October 25, the Quai d'Orsay responded to attacks from the White House, which was using the situation in France to influence American voters ahead of the midterms, while Donald Trump called for "taking a look at France." On October 26, American tourists who had considered canceling their stay in Paris after these statements ultimately said they were delighted to have come for the NFL game. On October 27, Emmanuel Macron described as "stupid" the remarks of foreign leaders, Donald Trump foremost among them, linking the October 17 violence to immigration, and attributed them to AI and foreign manipulation. At the end of October, the press noted that Donald Trump's repeated attacks were testing French diplomacy and looked back at his handling of Emmanuel Macron's calls.