Emmanuel Macron can count on the support of his wife. Brigitte Macron defended the president’s action on the TF1 set this Wednesday, January 8. If the first lady was invited on the occasion of Operation Yellow Pieces, alongside Didier Deschamps, she was quickly questioned about the French political situation, entangled in a crisis since the surprise dissolution of the National Assembly by Emmanuel Macron .
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“I feel [les Français] anxious, a little lost. They need meaning. They don’t really understand what’s going on,” she admitted to journalist Marie-Sophie Lacarrau. And to insist: “They are very anxious about the future, because they do not understand the present. » But for the tenant of the Élysée, it is “History which will say, in the end, whether it was necessary to do so [la dissolution, NDLR] or not.”
The wife of Emmanuel Macron, who indicates that she “followed” the reasoning of the head of state who “explained” to her, considers that she does not have to give her opinion on his decisions. “Some newspapers attribute phrases to me, but I have never said what I thought and I will never say it,” recalled the woman who very rarely expresses herself on the political situation.
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If there is one certainty, it is that her husband is determined to complete his mandate. “He said it because it was the mission given to him by the French,” she said. “He cares so much about the French […] I’ve never seen it completely unplugged, even for a day. »And to insist: “I cannot say if he is right or wrong, it is not my subject, but I can say his daily life. And I can say that his daily life is the French. »
ALSO READ Brigitte Macron, investigation into the president’s advisorAccording to Brigitte Macron, if the president has not “changed” since this political episode, he is sometimes “bruised” by the remarks he hears. “It’s very difficult, but he keeps it to himself,” says the person who shares his life, adding that “he spoke more easily before”. And to insist: “Now, he doesn’t say what he feels. I understand that because if there is one thing that Emmanuel deserves, it is respect. »
