French President Emmanuel Macron has sparked anger and mockery for dispensing with the French President’s traditional Bastille Day TV interview because his thoughts are “too complex” for such a forum.
An Elysée official told Le Monde newspaper that the 39-year-old centrist leader’s “complex thought process lends itself badly to the game of question-and-answer with journalists” that is held every year on the July 14 national holiday.
Mr Macron has given just one interview to the press since he was elected last month, the Telegraph reported. Now, he has said no to the TV interview French Presidents usually hold on Bastille Day after attending the military parade on the Champs Elysées, which US President Donald Trump will also be attending this year.
Mr Macron had earlier told a journalist that he would answer media questions on July 14. Bastille Day, on July 14, marks the date in 1789 when a mob stormed a prison in Paris. It is a long-standing tradition that the President will be interviewed by the press during the day.
