french president emmanuel macron is facing the biggest threat to his political career. after weeks of so-called yellow jacket protests marked by violence. today macron announced a raise in the country's minimum wage and tax relief measures during an address to the nation. macron initially faced backlash against gas tax hikes. but that evolved into a broader rebellion against his presidency. president trump did not make things easier for his french counterpart. he sent multiple tweets over the weekend mocking france over the 2015 paris climate accord which the u.s. is leaving. he tweeted the paris climate accord is not working out so well for paris. protests and riots all over france. later he added, very sad day and 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. that drew a rebuke from the french foreign minister who told the lci tv station that we don't