A viral video clip showing French President Emmanuel Macron downing a beer in front of a cheering rugby team has become something of a cause célèbre among his fellow lawmakers.
The footage shows Macron, 45, chugging a bottle of Corona in a locker room with players and staff from Toulouse after the team won a game that secured France’s domestic league title.
After the video spread online, French Socialist senator Laurence Rossignol tweeted: “A beer down in one? What’s he trying to prove? That he’s a real man? A macho cliché.”
Green Party lawmaker Sandrine Rousseau was similarly unimpressed, tweeting: “Toxic masculinity in political leadership in one image.”
Clément Poitrenaud, the Toulouse coach, was much more sanguine, saying that Macron “got a good reception,” according to The Times.
WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:
Le Président de la République est venu célébrer le 22e bouclier de Brennus du Stade Toulousain et s’est, lui aussi, distingué avec une remarquable performance 😱#Toulouse #FinaleTOP14 pic.twitter.com/q4MTU0yLGJ
— CANAL+ Rugby (@CanalplusRugby) June 18, 2023
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All that does is show he’s a fun guy. Sure would like to see Biden do that. Although, he could probably do it with an ice cream cone.