US Senator Ted Cruz comments on France riots, warns of "cultural suicide"

Republican Senator Ted Cruz addressed riots in France, stating "We are now witnessing Islamists setting Paris ablaze, because Europe has committed cultural suicide." He added, "We must see what is happening in France as a warning sign for what awaits America if we do not stop this phenomenon here as well. We are fighting to save our nation." The French Interior Ministry reported that 550,000 people participated in protests on October 17 across France, including 110,000 in Paris, with 1,200 arrests and about 150 police injured.