Reports covered remarks by US President Donald Trump mocking the wave of protests in France, sarcastically calling for going to France and joining the "revolution" during a campaign rally in the state of Georgia, where he tied the call to a financial reward promised if Republicans win the midterm elections. Later, Trump described France as "burning" and said immigration is "destroying" it. In contrast, French President Emmanuel Macron called for "calm" on the eve of the protests, affirming from the European Council headquarters in Brussels that there is a constitutional right to protest.