French president went on live primetime TV to deny disdain for working class and to explain ‘macronism’ to suspicious votersThe French president Emmanuel Macron has angrily denied he was cut off from real life or held working-class people in disdain in his first live primetime interview after five months in power.Macron organised the rare TV appearance on Sunday night in part to counter the damaging image among his critics that he was a “president for the rich” who cares more about the wealthy than the struggling. On air, he rejected the label, saying the very term pitted French people against one another and sparked “sad emotions” in the country. Continue reading…
Via: Emmanuel Macron claims in TV interview: 'I am not cut off'
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