The scene did not escape viewers and the video quickly spread on social networks. Emmanuel Macron was interviewed on Wednesday March 22 on TF1 and France 2 on the pension reform that was adopted by 49.3. If the Head of State is struggling to convince the French of this flagship measure of his second five-year term, an extract from the interview has been much discussed, reports BFMTV.
At the start of the interview, the Head of State wears a watch on his wrist. Then, in the middle of an interview, the President of the Republic slips his hands discreetly under the table to remove the object from his wrist. Viral, the sequence was taken up by the opposition. Clémence Guetté, LFI deputy, estimated, on Twitter, that "when talking about the 'smicards' who have 'never gained so much purchasing power', he discreetly removes his pretty luxury watch, under the table ".
It's finally the image of this interview
For its part, the Elysée refutes its accusations. According to the president's entourage, Emmanuel Macron took off his watch after banging it against the table, causing a fairly loud noise. "The President does not take off his watch for the sake of concealing it, but because he had just banged it hard against the table. The noise is clearly audible just seconds before the start of the video shared on social media,” said the presidential palace, contacted by the Independent.
The watch worn by the Head of State is a Bell BRV192 model
