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Macron criticized for an indecent gesture while photographing with Xi Jinping

April 7, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron posted a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping, after which he was again in the spotlight.

French politician, former MEP and leader of the Patriots movement Florian Filippo will post a video showing Macron putting his hand in his pocket and pulling it out after being questioned.

“A new chilling humiliation for Macron during an official photoshoot in China: live footage shows him removing his hand from his pocket!” he wrote.

Filippo called the president’s visit to China a disaster.

Commentators, in turn, called Macron a scoundrel and said he did not know how to behave abroad.

“The scoundrel got caught again”, “Macron doesn’t know how to behave even abroad… Shameless!”, Wrote readers.

One user said Macron deliberately posted a photo with his hand in his pocket, comparing his behavior with the behavior of a child who needs provoking.

“Why do you deliberately choose a photo with your hand in your pocket when the whole world has seen you corrected by protocol (which every child usually learns as a mark of respect). Is it important for you to provoke like a child ? “, did he declare.

Earlier, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that the French president visited China in order to improve his rating.

that Macron slammed for an indecent act while photographing with Xi Jinping

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