Despite the expansion of the coronavirus in France, life goes on for Emmanuel Macron. The President of the Republic announced Monday, March 16, during a speech broadcast live on television, the establishment of containment to minimize the spread of the virus. But this rule does not apply to the head of state who continues some of his official visits. And that is not always seen well …
On Monday, March 23, he went to the Kellermann accommodation center in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, which welcomes people who are homeless during this period of health crisis. 170 rooms have been made available. He was there "in order to meet social workers involved in supporting " homeless, explained the Elysée. But this new release did not go unnoticed : The president was not wearing gloves or a mask, and was rather close to the people around him.
The behavior of Emmanuel Macron criticized
This displacement was mentioned on CNEWS in the show Punchline, where the two guest doctors shared their great amazement to see that the president hadn't taken enough precautions. "Too bad", dropped one of them. "You will have to get used to seeing the president in contact on the ground, it's Clemenceau in the trenches ", said the Elysee Palace, as reported by Loïc Signor, the channel’s political journalist. On Twitter, Internet users were also outraged. "No comment", can we read or: "Is the president immune?", "Emmanuel Macron, you better set an example", "I thought we were confined", "You have the permissions? What reason?".
The Elysée answers those who are surprised to see #Macron without mask or safety distance
"You will have to get used to seeing the PR in contact on the ground, it's Clemenceau in the trenches"
The sacrifices of 14/18 will appreciate the reference …#COVID ー 19 # COVID19 #They knew pic.twitter.com/1txcq6GUjo– Marcel Aiphan (@AiphanMarcel) March 23, 2020
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