
Trump TORCHES European leaders as unrest spreads, safety of Americans abroad threatened
>> Bill: THIS WAS THE SCENE IN. FRANCE SUNDAY. RIOTS STILL GOING. UNREST IS SPREADING. WE'RE WATCHING PROTESTS. THROUGHOUT EUROPE INCLUDING. ITALY AND BELGIUM AND ALBANIA. GILLIAN TURNER HAS THE LATEST. FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT HOW. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND MORE ARE. TRACKING THIS NOW.
GILLIAN, HELLO. >> AS THESE PROTESTS CONTINUE TO. UNGULF MANY WESTERN EUROPEAN. CITY SECRETARY RUBIO FACES THE. CHALLENGES HOW TO KEEP AMERICANS. IN EUROPE SAFE. THREATS TO AMERICANS TRAVELING. IN LONDON, PARIS, ROME, LISBON. ARE NOT USUALLY TOP TIER. NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS FOR. OFFICIALS HERE BUT TODAY THEY. VERY MUCH ARE.
>> President Trump: IT'S SO MANY. DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OVER THERE. IT IS A MESS ALL BECAUSE THEY. ALLOWED PEOPLE THAT HATE THEM. INTO THEIR COUNTRIES. THEY DON'T LIKE THEIR BUILDINGS. THEY DON'T LIKE THEIR ART. THEY DON'T LIKE THEIR PEOPLE OR. THEIR LAWS. THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE SEEING ON. THE STREETS RIGHT NOW. >> THE STATE DEPARTMENT ELEVATED. THE TRAVEL WARNING TO FRANCE TO. A LEVEL TWO WARNING AMERICANS. THEY FACE RISK OVER UNREST AND. TERRORISM. THE THREATS TO AMERICANS ARE. EXPANDING GEOGRAPHICALLY.
U.S. INTELLIGENCE WARNING THAT. IRAN HAS QUOTE SUBSTANTIALLY. INCREASED EFFORTS TO TARGET. AMERICAN OFFICIALS WITH LETHAL. THOUGHTS REACHING ADVANCE. STAGES. THE SPREAD OF THE PROTEST FROM. FRANCE TO OTHER COUNTRIES. REVEALS UNDERLYING ORGANIZATION. >> OVER THE WEEKEND WE SAW. PROTESTORS BREAK INTO THE ROME. COLISEUM CHANTS AND HAVE SIGNS. AND WAVE PALESTINIAN FLAGS.
THIS HAS BECOME A LARGER. MOVEMENT CO-OPERATED BY THE. RED/GREEN ALLIANCE. >> SECRETARY RUBIO HAS STOOD. DOWN STAFF AT U.S. EMBASSIES. ACROSS THE MIDEAST. WE'RE AWAITING TO SEE IF HE WILL. MAKE A SIMILAR MOVE IN WESTERN. EUROPE OR PARIS. >> Bill: NICE TO SEE YOU AT THE.
STATE DEPARTMENT. >> Dana: I WANT TO INVITE A. GUEST, SENIOR ENVOY FOR EUROPE. AT THE FOUNDATION FOR THE. DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY. SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. I LOVE YOUR ORGANIZATION. WHAT DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO. KNOW AS WE SHOW SOME OF THIS. VIDEO PROTESTORS WAVING. PALESTINIAN FLAGS IN ROME? I HAVE OH HE SEEN THEM IN FRANCE. AS WELL. WHAT DO YOU WANT OUR AUDIENCE TO. KNOW ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD BE. THINKING ABOUT IN THIS MOMENT. WATCHING WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER. THERE? >> FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU VERY.
MUCH FOR HAVING ME. IT IS VERY CLEAR. SOME OF THIS STARTED ORIGINALLY. ORGANICALLY STARTED WITH STUDENT. PROTESTS IN FRANCE ALL OVER. BUT IT IS VERY QUICKLY TURNED. INTO SOMETHING ELSE. YOU SPOKE ABOUT IT EARLIER ON. DEFINITELY MANIPULATION GOING ON. AND MANIPULATION GOING ON WITHIN. OUR SOCIETIES. THERE IS INDEED A LEFT WING WHO. IS TRYING TO CREATE THIS KIND OF. VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS.
THEY ARE ALSO ORGANIZATIONS. WITHIN OUR EUROPEAN SOCIETIES. WHERE THEY WERE SO-CALLED. PRO-PAL IS TINIAN AND MUSLIM. BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TRYING. TO PUSH THIS AS WELL. THEN THERE ARE OUTSIDE FACTORS. OUTSIDE ACTORS TRYING TO PUSH. CERTAIN CONTENT ONLINE. WE HAVE SEEN ELEMENTS FROM THE. ISLAMIC REPUBLICAN FROM IRAN AND. ALGERIA, RUSSIA AND QATAR ON.
SOCIAL MEDIA ONLINE MANIPULATION. WE'VE SEEN ALREADY IN THE PAST. AND ONLY INCREASING THE EXISTING. FRACTURES IN OUR SOCIETY EVEN. MORE. >> Dana: THE FORMER FIRST SON OF. FRANCE WAS ON "FOX & FRIENDS". EARLIER. WATCH HERE. >> WE HAVE ONE FAR LEFT PARTY. HERE IN FRANCE. AS SOON AS THE STUDENTS GOT DOWN. INTO THE STREETS YOU HAD. HUNDREDS OF THE AMBASSADORS OF. THIS PARTY IMMEDIATELY FAN THE. FLAMES AND GO DOWN INTO THE.
STREET, WHICH CAUSED AN. ESCALATION AND YOU ARE SEEING. THE SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS. I DON'T SEE WITH AN UNPOPULAR. PRESIDENT. NO MAJORITY, NO CREDIBLE TO THE. FAR LEFT OR RIGHT HOW FRANCE. LEAVES THIS TROUBLED STATE OF. AFFAIRS. >> Dana: ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO. SAY HOW DOES FRANCE GET ON TOP. OF THIS? DO WE EXPECT TO HAVE THIS EVERY. WEEKEND? THERE IS A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. IN SEVERAL MONTHS.
HOW DO YOU THINK IT ENDS? >> IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. I AGREE WITH HIM. WHEN YOU HAVE ACTORS WHOSE. OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE THIS KIND. OF CHAOS AND RIGHT TO SPEAK. ABOUT -- TO GIVE YOUR VIEWERS A. PERSPECTIVE HE IS THE EQUIVALENT. OF THE HEAD OF THE DSA. HIS STRATEGY IS TO CONNECT. GRIEVANCES THAT INITIALLY HAVE. VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH ONE. ANOTHER TO REALLY CREATE.
CONFRONTATION WITH THE STATE AND. CONFRONTATION AND CHAOS IN OUR. SOCIETY. ON THE OTHER HAND OF THE. SPECTRUM YOU HAVE THE FAR RIGHT. TAKING HUGE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. CURRENT SITUATION. THEY ARE GROWING IN THE POLLS. EVERY SINGLE DAY WHEN PEOPLE SEE. CHAOS IN THE STREETS WHAT THEY. WANT IS A LITTLE SENSE OF. SECURITY AND THEY ARE THE ONLY. ONES WHO ARE SPEAKING ABOUT. REALLY WHAT KIND OF SOLUTIONS. THEY CAN OFFER. AND IN THE MIDDLE YOU HAVE. INDEED A STATE THAT IS EXTREMELY. WEAK. THE PRESIDENT IS EXTREMELY WEAK.
THERE IS NO EASY SOLUTION FOR. FRANCE TO COME OUT OF THIS. >> Dana: IT SOUNDS A LITTLE. BLEAK. WE HOPE THINGS CAN GET BETTER. SIMONE, THANK YOU. WE'LL FOLLOW YOUR WORK A.