Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s Reform UK party, says the rioting now spreading across France should serve as a warning to the United States about the consequences of unchecked immigration. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Farage argued that years of mass migration into Europe, combined with weak political leadership, have produced the unrest now playing out in Paris and other cities.
“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 said. “Please, please don’t make the same level of mistakes that we have,” he added, directing his message to Americans.
The riots in France began as protests over education policy before escalating into widespread looting and destruction. Farage was sharply critical of French President Emmanuel Macron’s response, arguing he should have deployed the military to restore order.
“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.”
By contrast, Farage praised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for deploying 500 military troops to Milan after riots broke out there. “Meloni’s reaction was swifter and a better sign of leadership,” he said. “But the problem is, for people like Macron, who have always said, any criticism of immigration, whether legal or illegal, makes you racist, they psychologically find it hard to face up to their own failures of policy.”
Concerns About Britain
Farage also warned that similar unrest could take hold in Britain, citing demonstrations already taking place in London. “You know, my real worry is they can happen in this country too,” he 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.”
“I’m concerned that these things could happen here,” he continued. “And I wonder whether a British Prime Minister has got any more courage than President Macron in France.”
Contrast With US Border Policy
Farage drew a contrast between Europe’s approach to immigration and President Donald Trump’s policies in the United States, pointing to the closure of the southern border as a promise kept. “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 said.
Trump himself referenced the French unrest while speaking at a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, this week, vowing to respond forcefully to any similar disturbances in the United States. During the rally, he was interrupted by a protester, prompting him to say, “They’re crazy, these people. Look at that guy. He’s a nutjob.”
“That’s what you witness over the last three or four days. You watch nutjobs like him in France ruining their country,” Trump told the crowd. “We’re not going to put up with it by the way.”
“If a possible threat, which could happen, I hope you won’t get angry if I treat them very, very rough, because that’s what’s going to happen. They’re not going to destroy our country,” Trump said.
Security Concerns Tied to Iran
Farage also linked the broader debate to national security, noting that British counterterrorism police this week rearrested two men suspected of assisting Iranian intelligence in an alleged plot targeting RAF Fairford, a U.K. base used by U.S. bombers. Authorities have said Iranian state involvement is “highly likely,” though no charges have been filed.
Farage said he has long warned that Iran has exploited illegal Channel crossings to move operatives into Britain. “I’ve called again and again for this to be declared a national security emergency. I have been ignored. If the Americans removing their bombers from RAF Fairford isn’t enough warning, I don’t know what is,” he said.
“We’ve just become so caught up over here in Europe and Britain with this human rights culture, which puts the interests, frankly, of the bad guys above the interests of the majority,” Farage said.
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