French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday, June 8 is a quick breach of security as his bodyguards were with him.
An amateur video of the incident showed that President Macron was slapped by a man in a crowd of onlookers while on a walk in southern France, a video of the incident showed.
His security entourage quickly intervened to pull the man to the ground and move Macron away from him.
According to French authorities, two people were arrested in connection with the incident.
The French president reached out his hand to greet one man, in a green T-Shirt, with glasses and a face mask.
The identity of the man who slapped Macron, and his motives, were unclear.
While slapping the president, he could be heard shouting “Montjoie Saint Denis”, which was the battle cry of the French armies when the country was still a monarchy.
Emmanuel #Macron giflé à #Tain par un jeune homme qui semble crier “Montjoie Saint-Denis à bas la Macronie”. Un slogan royaliste donc. pic.twitter.com/fkt46m2RI1
— Maxime Macé (@MaskymMace) June 8, 2021