The French government has declared war on U.S.-imported “wokeism,” with the education minister warning that the left-wing ideology is what contributed to the rise of former U.S. President Trump.
“The [French] Republic is completely contrary to wokeism,” French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said in an interview last week with Le Monde, according to a translation by Politico. “In the United States, this ideology provoked a reaction and led to the rise of Donald Trump.
