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Macron accuses foreign leaders of exploiting French riots

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The comment is an apparent swipe at Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, who both face elections in coming weeks.

What the coverage shows

All three outlets center Macron’s criticism of Trump and other foreign leaders, but they frame it differently. The Guardian US sticks closest to the quoted attack and says Macron accused them of making “stupid comments” and spreading misleading information. BBC News broadens the frame to foreign leaders exploiting the unrest and singles out Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, while The Atlantic is the only one to pivot away from Macron’s wording and use Trump’s comments as a lens on Trump himself.

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