PARIS, Dec 22 — France’s President Emmanuel Macron faced accusations of racism Friday over an alleged comment on problems in hospitals, which his office strongly denied he...
Macron in hot water: Racism , sexism, and homophobia accusations rock president as office denies remarks
Macron said that the “problem with emergency care in this country is that it’s filled with people called Mamadou”, during a discussion last year in front of his then health minister Aurelien Rousseau, according to an article in Le Monde on Wednesday.“The Elysee strongly denies these reported remarks, which were not subjected to any verification by the presidency before publication,” an official in the presidency said.
“These racist remarks by the president... are an insult to the Republic. It is an absolute disgrace,” said Manuel Bompard, coordinator of the France Unbowed party on X, echoing the indignation of many in his hard-left movement.The alleged remarks “are damning”, added the Communist senator for Paris, Ian Brossat.
“Yesterday we learned of extremely shocking homophobic remarks made by the president about Gabriel Attal,” Tondelier said on X. “Today, they are sexist remarks. We are impatiently waiting for tomorrow.”Macron was also facing controversy over a comment he made Thursday while on a visit to the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, which was devastated by Cyclone Chido last weekend.
“A president cannot say that. In which other French territory would the president lecture our fellow citizens by asking them to ‘please stop complaining about their tragedy since they are already lucky enough to be French’?,” said Socialist leader Olivier Faure on X.
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