Macron slammed for saying he wants to ‘p*** off’ unvaccinated
3 years ago

Macron slammed for saying he wants to ‘p*** off’ unvaccinated

Al Jazeera  

French president has been accused of overstepping the line by using a phrase considered vulgar in France. In response, Macron’s government plans to make vaccination the only way to maintain access to much of public life with a so-called “vaccine pass” introduced from January 15. “It’s not up to the president of the Republic to pick out good and bad French people,” Macron’s top challenger, Republicans candidate Valerie Pecresse, told broadcaster CNews. Macron “has never felt himself to be president of all French people,” far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen charged. “The president doesn’t want fully vaccinated people to be subject to restrictions because eight to 10 percent of the population refuses,” he said.

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Macron defends his rude remarks about France’s unvaccinated
3 years ago

Macron defends his rude remarks about France’s unvaccinated

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday defended his rude remarks about the country’s minority of vaccine refusers, saying he cannot accept them infringing on others’ freedom. The 44-year-old outspoken president, who is expected to seek re-election later this year, made headlines earlier this week by using the word “emmerder” — rooted in the French word for “crap” and …

A crappy choice of words? Macron under fire for his warning to France’s unvaccinated
3 years ago

A crappy choice of words? Macron under fire for his warning to France’s unvaccinated

LA Times  

French President Emmanuel Macron has provoked outcries in Parliament and from election rivals by using a vulgarity to describe his strategy for pressuring holdouts to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. Macron used the French word “emmerder,” rooted in the French word for “crap” and meaning “to rile” or “to bug,” in an interview published by French newspaper Le Parisien on Tuesday …

France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated
3 years ago

France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated

NPR  

France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephanie Lecocq/AP Stephanie Lecocq/AP French President Emmanuel Macron is being condemned by political opponents following an interview this week in which he employed a vulgarity to say he wants to aggravate people who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Sponsor Message Macron …

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