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Macron discreetly awarded the Legion of Honor to Jeff Bezos, the left is indignant

2023-02-23T21:56:40.045Z


The President of the Republic elevated the founder of Amazon to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor on February 16, the day of the last mobilization against the pension reform.


It's a decoration that makes some teeth cringe, especially on the left.

According to an insider from

Le Point magazine

,

Emmanuel Macron discreetly presented Jeff Bezos with the insignia of the Legion of Honor on Thursday, February 16.

According to our sources, this ceremony was held in a private setting.

A camera without drum or trumpet wanted by the President of the Republic and the founder of Amazon himself.

Reason why this reception, not having been registered in the official agenda of the Elysée or is the subject of a press release a posteriori, had passed under the radars until then.

Coincidence or ironic entanglement of the calendar, the date chosen for the delivery of this gratuity was the same as that selected by the inter-union for its fifth day of mobilization against the pension reform.

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A coincidence that made a host of left-wing officials jump on social networks this Thursday.

Who were indignant that the honors of the Republic were returned to the fourth fortune in the world in such an eruptive social climate.

“Context: record CAC40 profits, inflation, massive mobilization against pension reform… Macron's bright idea: to decorate Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, 4th richest man in the world, with the Legion of Honor.

All.

Goes.

GOOD."

, mocked the rebellious MEP Manon Aubry.

As for her colleague Leïla Chaibi, she snidely congratulated and challenged Jeff Bezos:

"Macron decorated you in the name of France for 'Fleeing tax by the billions, destroying the planet,

(and)

spying on employees'".

And to add, critic:

"A well-deserved reward from the hand of the president of the rich!"

On the side of national parliamentarians, the elected Alma Dufour scolded an Emmanuel

"Macron

(who)

gives the legion of honor to Bezos in full pension reform".

According to the deputy for Seine-Maritime, the leader of the American online sales giant

“allowed massive VAT fraud on Amazon.fr”,

and

“contributed to the destruction of 85,000 retail jobs in France”

.

"

'

Tell me who your friends are, I'll tell you who you are,

'

"

she finally mocked to conclude.

The former communist presidential candidate also did not miss the opportunity to attack the head of state.

“Emmanuel Macron therefore hands over the Legion of Honor to Jeff Bezos, boss of Amazon, global exploiter and king of tax optimization,”

quipped Fabien Roussel.

Before summarizing, according to him, the political

“doctrine”

of the president:

“Punish all the French, reward the billionaires.”

Source: lefigaro

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