French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face, leading police to arrest 2 men, a spokesman for the National Gendarmerie told NBCNews on Tuesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face, leading police to arrest two men, a spokesman for the National Gendarmerie told NBC News.
A widely circulated video clip shows a masked man shouting "Down with Macronia" in French before swinging at the president's face with his open palm. A widely circulated video clip shows a masked man shouting "Down with Macronia" in French before swinging at the president's face with his open palm. French Prime Minister Jean Castex later Tuesday condemned political violence and aggression as undemocratic.The trip to the Tain-Hermitage school, which specializes in the restaurant industry, came on the eve of theMacron was scheduled to meet with restaurant industry representatives, NBC reported.
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