Emmanuel Macron, who is traveling in Rio, was stopped in the street by a man from Haiti. In a video, published by the online media Off Investigation, we hear the head of state saying of Haitians that they “are completely stupid.”
He's gone off his hinges. Taken to task by a Haitian who accused France of being responsible for the situation in his country, mired in gang violence and poverty, Emmanuel Macron stepped up and used very harsh words against Haitians . “The Haitians killed Haiti by letting drug trafficking (prosper)”first launched the head of state, who was probably unaware that he was being filmed during this exchange. The sequence, which lasts 23 seconds, was captured by journalist Windy Phele, who closely follows the violence in Haiti, and shared on the social network
Emmanuel Macron then reacted to the departure of Haitian Prime Minister, Garry Conille, dismissed by the Haitian presidential transition council. “The Prime Minister was great. I defended him, they fired him. It's terrible! I can't replace him. They are completely stupid. They should never have released him. The Prime Minister was great”we can also hear him say before the video is cut. Comments which immediately sparked controversy.
Emmanuel Macron arrested by a Haitian before going to Chile
This incident took place on the sidelines of the G20 summit, which took place in Rio, and just before Emmanuel Macron flew to Chile. According to his entourage, the head of state was forced to respond to this Haitian, who insulted him “insistently”. “The president was arrested before getting into the car to leave for the airport”the Élysée also confirmed to BFMTV.
published on November 21 at 3:13 p.m., Maeliss Innocenti, 6Medias
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