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French President Macron slapped in the face by man during walkabout

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French President Macron slapped in the face by man during walkabout
French President Macron slapped in the face by man during walkabout

French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face by a man during a walkabout session with a crowd in the Drome region in southeastern France.

The man was heard shouting ‘Down with Macronia’ as he delivered the slap.

BFM TV and RMC published a video clip, circulating on Twitter, which shows a man in a green T-Shirt, with glasses and a face mask shout out “Down with Macronia” (“A Bas La Macronie”) and then deliver a slap to Macron’s face.

Macron’s security entourage quickly intervened to pull the man to the ground and move Macron away from him. Macron’s entourage confirmed that a man had attempted to slap Macron.