Farage Warns US Against Repeating Europe's Immigration Mistakes Amid French Riots

Nigel Farage, leader of the UK's Reform Party, has cautioned Americans against repeating what he described as Europe's failures in managing mass immigration, citing the recent violent riots across France as evidence of the consequences.

"People like me who were warning about this years ago have sadly been proven right, but the problems are gonna be here for a very, very long time," Farage stated in an interview with Fox News Digital. "Please, please don't make the same level of mistakes that we have," he urged, directing his message to Americans.

Farage pointed to years of unchecked migration and what he characterized as failed political leadership as primary drivers of the unrest in France. He specifically criticized French President Emmanuel Macron, suggesting that Macron should have deployed the military to confront the escalating violence. "Macron was asleep at the wheel, and it isn't just that he was at a concert," Farage said. "And whilst the French do have effective police forces, the scale of the uprising, I mean the mass looting, the mass looting and violence that took place in Paris was genuinely horrendous."

He contrasted Macron's approach with that of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, commending her swift deployment of 500 military troops to Milan in response to riots. Farage suggested that leaders who have historically dismissed criticism of immigration policies struggle to acknowledge their own policy failures.

Farage expressed concern that similar unrest could emerge in Britain, noting demonstrations in London and questioning the willingness of British leadership to respond decisively, drawing parallels to Macron's handling of the French riots. "You know, my real worry is they can happen in this country too," Farage said. "We've got the same hard left here. We've the same hate mobs that march, chanting in the streets of London, from the river to the sea."

He also drew a distinction between the situation in Europe and the immigration policies under former U.S. President Donald Trump, citing Trump's focus on border security. "Look, whatever you think of President Trump's current policies, one thing he has done, and he promised he'd do. He's closed the southern border," Farage noted.

Former President Trump, addressing the unrest in France, stated at a rally that he would handle potential rioters in the U.S. "very, very rough," vowing not to allow similar disorder in the United States. "We're not going to put up with it by the way," he added.

Farage also touched on security concerns in the UK, referencing the recent rearrest of two men in Britain suspected of assisting Iranian intelligence in a plot targeting RAF Fairford, a U.K. base used by U.S. bombers. He suggested that Iran may have exploited illegal crossings of the English Channel to move operatives into Britain and called for such activities to be declared a national security emergency.

"I have called again and again for this to be declared a national security emergency. I have been ignored," Farage stated. "If the Americans removing their bombers from RAF Fairford isn't enough warning. I don't know what is." He concluded by asserting that Western countries have become too preoccupied with a "human rights culture" that he believes prioritizes the interests of those causing harm over the majority.