Emmanuel Macron wanted to put his remarks in their context this Monday, April 11.
Traveling to Denain (North), the president-candidate, qualified Sunday for the second round of the presidential election, was confronted with his sentence on the non-vaccinated by two residents.
On January 4, the head of state said he wanted to “
piss
them off ” by strengthening the health restrictions against them, in an interview with Le Parisien.
"
We still took it in the face
," challenged one of the two women with whom he was talking on Monday.
"
I said it in an affectionate way
," defended Emmanuel Macron.
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"Not an insult"
"
When someone says to me" fuck you
",
excuse me Mr Macron, I do not take it kindly
", was then offended by his interlocutor.
"
That's not what I said
," replied Emmanuel Macron, before recalling the details of the interview with the readers of Le Parisien.
“
Some of your nursing colleagues, who had been vaccinated, said: “People who are not vaccinated and who arrive should not be treated.”
To which I replied: “I will never do that as president
”.
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“
One of my predecessors, Georges Pompidou, said we are not here to piss off the French.
I am here to try to piss off those who are not vaccinated
, ”he argued.
“
It was not an insult, it was in a context
”, he finally concluded.
Asked about his controversial remarks on January 7, the president had already affirmed “Totally assume” them.