Protests spread to Louvre as Trump pins movement on immigrants

Police enforce curfews in two Parisian areas and have arrested 2,397

people

after a weekend marred by France's worst rioting in years,

with the Louvre among the latest targets.

This as French President Emmanuel Macron leaves the country

on a diplomatic tour.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump calls out immigrants

as the culprits behind the unrest.

Police are on high alert at the Louvre as art students set up blockade outside

the world-renowned museum where droves of tourists visit annually

to catch a glimpse of the world's most famous painting- the Mona Lisa.

Many visitors were disappointed to find the doors blocked.

Students setting up barricades, however, say the move

comes at a critical moment as museum funding is under jeopardy.

The increased law enforcement presence is not without grounds as

earlier in the weekend, protestors had burnt down a 143-year-old

town hall that survived two world wars, among other structures.

The police enforced overnight curfew in two areas in Paris Monday,

with an official statement from the department citing protection for

"people and property from the violence and looting" as reason.

French President Emmanuel Macron has been called out for being

tone deaf as he and the first lady Bridgitte Macron attended a Celine

Dion concert in a private suite in the thick of altercations across the nation.

Despite criticism, Macron is now in Kuwait as part of a Gulf tour set

to see him out of the country until October 21.

The burgeoning unrest, which started as student protests against

an underfunded school system, has grown into a widespread uprising

linked to overall discontent with the cost of living.

US President Donald Trump, however, speaking to reporters at the White House

pins blame on immigrants, advising Macron to "close up borders."