<p>French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said Donald Trump <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/frances-macron-to-make-important-announcements-in-coming-week-spokesman-182665">must not interfere in French politics</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We do not take domestic American politics into account and we want that to be reciprocated," AFP quoted Jean-Yves Le Drian as telling LCI television.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Leave our nation be," he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump had tweeted after the Yellow Vest protests hit France.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Named after the fluorescent safety vests that French motorists must carry, the "yellow vest" protests erupted out of nowhere on Nov. 17, when nearly 300,000 demonstrators nationwide took to the streets to denounce high living costs and President Emmanuel Macron's liberal economic reforms.</p>

<p>Demonstrators say the reforms favour the wealthy and do nothing to help the poor and billed Saturday's protest "Act IV" of their protest after three consecutive Saturdays of rioting.</p>

<p>The government this week cancelled a planned rise in taxes on petrol and diesel in a bid to defuse the situation but the protests have morphed into a broader anti-Macron rebellion.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In his tweets, Trump had said the protests were a result of the Paris climate agreement of 2015.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Paris Agreement isn’t working out so well for Paris. Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting “We Want Trump!” Love France.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We want trump ? Seriously ? How delusional can you get ? NO ONE chants that here. The protests aren't even about the paris aggreement, they're about taxes in general</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">💬 Are "yellow vest" protesters chanting, "We want Trump" in Paris?<br />
❌ No, the video used to support the claim is from a protest in England in June 2018 <a href="https://t.co/XoLrltB2Xv">https://t.co/XoLrltB2Xv</a> <a href="https://t.co/hczUzi3DLX">pic.twitter.com/hczUzi3DLX</a></p>
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<p>He had <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/paris-protesters-chanting-we-want-trump-is-fake-news-but-he-retweets-it-181621">also retweeted the fake news</a> that the protesters in France had been chanting "We want Trump".&nbsp;</p>

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said Donald Trump must not interfere in French politics. "We do not take domestic American politics into account and we want that to be reciprocated," AFP quoted Jean-Yves Le Drian as telling LCI television.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said Donald Trump must not interfere in French politics. "We do not take domestic American politics into account and we want that to be reciprocated," AFP quoted Jean-Yves Le Drian as telling LCI television. "Leave our nation be," he added. Trump had tweeted after the Yellow Vest protests hit France. Named after the fluorescent safety vests that French motorists must carry, the "yellow vest" protests erupted out of nowhere on Nov. 17, when nearly 300,000 demonstrators nationwide took to the streets to denounce high living costs and President Emmanuel Macron's liberal economic reforms. Demonstrators say the reforms favour the wealthy and do nothing to help the poor and billed Saturday's protest "Act IV" of their protest after three consecutive Saturdays of rioting. The government this week cancelled a planned rise in taxes on petrol and diesel in a bid to defuse the situation but the protests have morphed into a broader anti-Macron rebellion. In his tweets, Trump had said the protests were a result of the Paris climate agreement of 2015. The Paris Agreement isn’t working out so well for Paris. Protests and riots all over France. People do not want to pay large sums of money, much to third world countries (that are questionably run), in order to maybe protect the environment. Chanting “We Want Trump!” Love France. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 8, 2018 × We want trump ? Seriously ? How delusional can you get ? NO ONE chants that here. The protests aren't even about the paris aggreement, they're about taxes in general — Ludovic Gerbault (@IceFreak86) December 8, 2018 × 💬 Are "yellow vest" protesters chanting, "We want Trump" in Paris? ❌ No, the video used to support the claim is from a protest in England in June 2018 https://t.co/XoLrltB2Xv pic.twitter.com/hczUzi3DLX — AFPFactCheck 🔎 (@AFPFactCheck) December 4, 2018 × He had also retweeted the fake news that the protesters in France had been chanting "We want Trump". (With inputs from agencies)

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