US Rapper Urges Americans to Replicate French Riots: 'Go F*** S*** Up'
Minneapolis artist Tufawon, who joined protests in France, calls for radical action on American soil, while groups linked to China and Cuba plan domestic actions.
A Minneapolis-based rapper, identified as Tufawon, who traveled to France to participate in recent riots, has called for Americans to adopt similar radical protest tactics, including violence, on U.S. soil. Tufawon, whose real name is Rafael Gonzalez Jr., joined activists outside Paul Éluard high school in Saint-Denis, a site at the center of the leftist protests marked by violence, looting, and arson.
Speaking to balaclava-clad protesters and performing his song "No One Is Illegal," Tufawon led chants against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Upon returning to the United States, he stated on Facebook, "After returning home from France I can clearly see how we need to become far more radicalized in the states." He urged white Americans to "raise hell" as part of a revolution, arguing that "our comfort is hindering our progress."
Foreign policy expert Mike Gonzalez of The Heritage Foundation described the rhetoric as "dangerous" and noted the potential for such calls to incite violence. He characterized the movement as a "the red-green alliance, the marriage of convenience between leftists and Marxists," united against the "Judeo-Christian democratic West."
Tufawon, who is of partial Native American heritage, drew parallels between perceived underfunding of schools and declining public services in France and the United States, expressing inspiration from French student activists. He asserted that "the most marginalized students, the brown and the black students are the ones that are feeling the implications the worst."
Meanwhile, the nonprofit Code Pink, reportedly linked to Chinese and Cuban interests through its backer Neville Singham, is planning a "taxpayer uprising" in Washington, D.C., from November 10 to 12. The group has encouraged participants to "flood the halls of Congress" for "three days of peaceful resistance," but its leader, Jodie Evans, has urged Americans to "look at France."
Code Pink has previously been accused of radicalizing young activists with anti-American rhetoric. The Party for Socialism and Liberation, another U.S.-based group with ties to Singham, has expressed solidarity with French protesters, stating its support "for a socialist future" and demanding "money for housing and education, instead of war and occupation."
Gonzalez suggested that China, Cuba, and Iran are influencing these activists, teaching them to "despise their own society." He indicated that many groups promoting the French protests are part of the Singham network.
Across France, the recent unrest resulted in approximately 2,500 arrests and nearly 1,000 police officers injured. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the "unrestrained violence," attributing it to "insurrectionist elements from radical far-left groups, joined by numerous criminals."
In a separate statement, U.S. Vice President JD Vance attributed the French riots to mass immigration, criticizing Western liberals for importing populations without considering assimilation, which he argued led to the current situation.