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Yellow vest: Trump criticises Paris protest; France says 'don't interfere'

The French Foreign Minister stressed that France does not interfere in American politics and the US should reciprocate

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United States President Donald Trump has criticised the ongoing fourth-weekend of "yellow vest" protests across France which are being staged against the hike in fuel taxes, linking it to the "ridiculous and extremely expensive" Paris Agreement.

"Very sad day & night in Paris. Maybe it's time to end the ridiculous and extremely expensive Paris Agreement and return money back to the people in the form of lower taxes? The US was way ahead of the curve on that and the only major country where emissions went down last year!" he had tweeted.

Two days after Trump criticised the French government,

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