政治评论员比尔·奥莱利周一预测，美国可能爆发与近几周法国及欧洲其他地区类似的抗议活动，但会是“加强版”。《平衡》节目主持人利兰·维特特在《国会山报》的广播合作伙伴新闻国家电视台问奥莱利，如果特朗普总统无法解决生活成本等问题，可能产生什么后果。“我不担心个人，我担心这个国家，因为如果这个国家的选民蠢到这个地步，连大难临头都看不出来——哦我的天，我们就要迎来加强版的法国了，如果这样下去，我们就会变成法国，”这位前福克斯新闻主持人说。
Political commentator Bill O'Reilly on Monday predicted that the U.S. could have its own protests similar to those that have broken out in recent weeks across France and other parts of Europe, but "on steroids." "On Balance" host Leland Vittert asked O'Reilly on NewsNation, The Hill's broadcast partner, about the potential ramifications if President Trump cannot address issues like the cost of living. "I'm not worried about the individuals, I'm worried about the country because if the voters in the country are this dumb, that they don't know what's coming around a pike –– oh my God, we're in for France on steroids, we're going to be France if this continues," the former Fox News host said.
奥莱利还表示，他预计总统不会改变路线，称“那不是他的作风”。“我相信大多数美国人已经拿定主意了，”他接着说。“会有一帮人恨特朗普，也会有一帮人喜欢特朗普。而且——这不是很有意思吗——这次中期选举将围绕特朗普展开。这就是它的主题。”法国在超过40万人走上街头后，出现了一波又一波的抗议和骚乱。大学生举行游行，抗议他们所说的不断恶化的学校条件和生活成本，这种不满情绪最终演变为与警察的冲突。
O'Reilly added that he does not expect the president to change course, saying "that's not what he does." "I believe most Americans have made up their minds," he continued. "There is going to be the crew that hates Trump and the crew that likes Trump. And –– isn't this interesting –– this midterm is going to be about Trump. That's what it's going to be about." France has seen waves of protests and rioting after more than 400,000 people took to the streets. University students marched to challenge what they say are worsening school conditions and the cost of living, with that frustration boiling over into clashes with police.
也有一些和平示威活动，但法国执法官员已逮捕约2400名与部分暴力和抢劫行为有关的人。法国高等教育部长菲利普·巴蒂斯特周一承诺进行“实质性改革”，部长们承诺提供40亿欧元（约合45亿美元）贷款，用于学校翻修、缩小班级规模、为教师提供更多就业机会以及增加学生助学金。但这些改革的最后期限是2028年，恰好在法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙卸任之后。
There have been some peaceful demonstrations, but French law enforcement officials have arrested about 2,400 people in connection with some of the violence and looting. French Higher Education Minister Philippe Baptiste on Monday pledged to make "substantial change," with ministers pledging 4 billion euros, or about $4.5 billion, in loans for school renovations, smaller classes, more job opportunities for teachers and more student grants. But the deadline for these changes, in 2028, lands just after French President Emmanuel Macron leaves office.
国民联盟党——属于极右翼领导人玛丽娜·勒庞的政治派别——试图将这些问题引发的动荡纳入她的总统竞选活动。民调显示，勒庞在法国4月第一轮投票前处于领先地位。特朗普和副总统万斯等美国官员将这些抗议归咎于来自中东和非洲向欧洲的大规模移民。特朗普试图将这些抗议与他所称的如果民主党在中期选举后赢得国会多数席位、美国可能发生的情况联系起来。
The National Rally party, the political faction belonging to far-right leader Marine Le Pen, has sought to make the unrest stirred by these conditions a part of her presidential campaign. Polling shows Le Pen leading ahead of the country's first round of voting in April. American officials such as Trump and Vice President Vance have blamed the protests on mass migration from the Middle East and Africa to Europe. Trump has attempted to tie these protests to what he claims could happen in the U.S. if Democrats win majorities in Congress after the midterm elections.
马克龙上周对记者表示，美国领导人或欧洲右翼领导人提出的此类说法“不可接受，甚至愚蠢”。据半岛电视台报道，马克龙在卡塔尔多哈表示：“对我来说，所发生的事件中不存在明显的外国干涉。另一方面，确实存在外国对信息的操纵，这导致了许多人——包括外国领导人——发表不可接受甚至愚蠢的言论。”
Macron told reporters last week that such suggestions made by leaders in the U.S. or right-wing leaders in Europe were "unacceptable and even stupid." "For me, there is no visible foreign interference in the events that took place," Macron said in Doha, Qatar, according to Al Jazeera. "On the other hand, there was foreign manipulation of information which led to unacceptable and even stupid comments by many, including foreign leaders."