A teenager sang a few lines of a Socialist song before asking the French president: “How’s it going, Manu?” Monsieur Macron was not amused.
French President Emmanuel Macron scolded a teenage boy on Monday after he addressed the 40-year-old leader as “Manu,” a common French nickname for Macron’s first name.
The incident occurred during an event north of Paris commemorating former President Charles De Gaulle’s call for popular resistance against Nazi German occupation during World War II.
As Macron shook hands with bystanders, the boy sang several lines from the Socialist anthem “The Internationale” before asking the president: “How’s it going, Manu?”
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Don’t mess with ‘Manu’
“No,” Macron snapped back. “You can’t do that. No, no, no, no.”
“Sorry, Mr President,” the boy said.
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