France president, Macron slapped during crowd walkabout (video)

French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers while on a walkabout in the Drome region, southern France.

Macron was on a visit to the Drome region where he met restaurateurs and students to talk about how life is returning to normal after the COVID-19 epidemic.

A video clip about the incident published by BFM TV and RMC circulating on Twitter, shows a man in a green T-Shirt, with glasses and a face mask shout out “Down with Macronia” (“A Bas La Macronie”) and then deliver a slap to Macron’s face.

Macron’s security entourage quickly intervened to pull the man to the ground and move Macron away from him. 

Two people were arrested in connection with the incident

🚨🇫🇷 | BREAKING: Macron slapped in the face

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