France protests aren't an ‘organic uprising,' UK journalist argues

SHE REGRETS WHAT SHE POSTED. >> Martha: THANK YOU VERY MUMUC. NOW, WATCH THIS. [CHAOTIC SOUNDS]. >> Martha: PROTESTORS AND POLICE. FACING OFF IN PARIS. THE EIFFEL TOWER HAS BEEN SHUT. DOWN. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF. DEMONSTRATORS AND 70 THOUSAND.

POLICE OFFICERS HITTING THE. STREETS. WARNING THE COUNTRY IS ON THE. BRINK OF RECESSION. THE SITUATION IS "FRAGILE.". WE THAT WE BE IN EDITOR OF LARGE. OF THE SUN. HARRY, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU. WITH US. WE SEE THESE SCENES ON THE. STREETS OF PARIS. I JUST PLAYED A SOUND BITE FROM. MARGARET THATCHER ABOUT WHAT. HAPPENS WITH SOCIALISM. YOU ALSO HEAR, ONE OF OUR. ELECTED OFFICIALS TALKING ABOUT. ABOLISHING PRISONS, AND.

ABOLISHING POLICE, SO WHEN YOU. LOOK AT AMERICA RIGHT NOW, AND. YOU SEE OUR ELECTION, WHAT DO. YOU WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND? >> I HAVE TO SAY, OLD MARTHA. THATCHER CLIPS, PLEASE, THAT. WOULD HELP AMERICANS. THERE IS A LINE YOU CAN DRAW. FROM ELECTING POLITICIANS WHO. TALK ABOUT SOCIALISM AND THE. SCENES WE'RE SEEING IN PARIS. THIS ISN'T AN ORGANIC UPRISING. THIS IS BEING ORGANIZED BY. UNIONS. THIS HAS BEEN HIJACKED.

WHAT STARTED OUT AS A SCHOOL. PROTEST BY STUDENTS, HAS BEEN. ABSOLUTELY LATCHED ON BY. ORGANIZED LEFT WING GROUPS. SO THIS IS A GLIMPSE OF THE. FUTURE FOR AMERICA WHICH AT THE. MOMENT SEEMS TO BE ON SOMETHING. OF A CROSSROADS. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HERE. DECIDING WHICH DIRECTION IT. WANTS TO GO. WILL IT EMBRACE THE SOCIALISTS. BLOC WITHIN IT. IS IT GOING TO CHOOSE A. CANDIDATE IN 2028 WHO, FROM THAT. WING? WELL, CANDIDATE IN 2027, FROM. THE LEFT, THE LEADING CANDIDATE,

HE'S ENDORSING, HE'S OPENLY. ENDORSING THIS UNREST THAT WE'RE. SEEING IN FRANCE AND THAT'S A. VERY SLIPPERY SLOPE. >> Martha: I WANT TO PLAY A. SOUND BITE FROM MY TALK WITH. MEGAN ROMER YESTERDAY. SHE'S THE CO-CHAIR OF THE DSA IN. THE UNITED STATES, AND I ASKED. HER ABOUT THIS COMPARISON OF. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND WHAT'S. HAPPENING IN EUROPE FOR, YOU. KNOW, OVERPROMISING AND. UNDERDELIVERING AND HERE'S WHAT. SHE SAID. >> WELL, I'M NOT IN CHARGE OF.

ANY WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. I THINK PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY. LIKE THEM TO DELIVER. THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP. >> Martha: THEY DON'T HAVE. ENOUGH MONEY TO DELIVER. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THESE ARE EXPENSIVE PROGRAMS. >> OF COURSE THEY DO. THEY ARE POURING MONEY INTO. THEIR MILITARY BUDGETS, YES, THEY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. THEY ARE NOT TAXING THEIR. ULTRAWEALTHY. THIS IS THE ISSUE. >> Martha: THEY NEED TO TAX. THEIR ULTRAWEALTHY AND THEY HAVE. PLENTY OF MONEY. HARRY, YOUR REACTION TO THAT? >> LOOK, FREE UNIVERSAL.

HEALTHCARE, RIGHT? SOUNDS LIKE A LOVELY IDEA UNTIL. YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE DOUBLE. INCOME TAX TO INN BEGIN TO. AFFORD IT AND HAVING LIVED IN A. COUNTRY FOR MANY YEARS WITH A. SOCIALIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, I. CAN TELL YOU THAT NUMBER IS WAY, WAY SHORT. FREE STUFF ISN'T FREE AND WHAT. YOU'RE SEEING IN FRANCE IS THE. RESULT OF PEOPLE REALIZING, THAT. CHICKEN HAS COME HOME TO ROOST. WHAT ARE THEY ASKING FOR? A 10% INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE. PEOPLE TAKE TO THE STREETS WHEN. THEY ARE ANGRYRY.

>> Martha: AND THEY WANT TO. RETIRE AT 60 OR 62. IT KEEPS GETTING YOUNGER AND. YOUNGE.