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French President Macron swears at ungrateful subjects on cyclone-hit island

Rob Beschizza
Dec 20, 2024
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Emmanuel Macron, Dec 14, 2020, via his official Twitter account

Cyclone Chido blew last week through Mayotte, an overseas department of France in the Indian ocean, making a mess of its vast slums. Confronted by desperate locals on his public relations trip there, French president Emmanual Macron made his thoughts clear: "if this wasn't France, you'd be i…

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