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Macron’s Mirage: Using ‘Palestine’ to Mask a Presidency in Freefall.
Commenting EoZ ^ | Aug 12, 2025

Posted on 08/13/2025 3:54:53 AM PDT by Freeleesy

Macron’s ‘Palestine’ Ploy: Slapped at Home, Pandering Abroad in a Desperate Power Grab. Slapped in Paris, Scheming in Ramallah: Desperate Appeal to the Arab Street - at least.

Macron’s Popularity Craters in 2025 Amid Personal and Political Turmoil

Once hailed as a visionary centrist, French President Emmanuel Macron has become one of the most unpopular leaders on the global stage in 2025. According to 'Visual Capitalist', Macron now suffers from a disapproval rating exceeding 60%, placing him among the least liked leaders worldwide—alongside figures like Pedro Sánchez and Olaf Scholz.

Macron’s domestic reputation has hit rock bottom. A damning 'Ifop' poll reported by 'Le Journal du Dimanche' shows his approval ratings at their lowest since taking office in 2017. Prime Minister François Bayrou hasn’t fared any better, sinking to record lows himself.

Even Macron’s international appearances haven’t saved him from scrutiny. Though radical-left 'The Guardian' portrays him as relishing his role on the global stage—especially in contrast to Donald Trump—at home, his image is in free fall.

Adding to his public disgrace, a widely circulated clip shows his wife, Brigitte Macron, publicly slapping him before a state visit in Vietnam—an incident that went viral and fed into growing perceptions of a president increasingly isolated and embattled.

As Macron clings to international relevance, his grip on domestic legitimacy continues to unravel. The message from the public is clear: the French are done with Macronism.

Behind "Palestine" state campaign: "Slapped at Home, Scrambling Abroad: Macron’s Desperate Bid for Relevance"

Frustrated by his plunging popularity, Macron first attempted to salvage his image through high-profile global summits. But after the humiliating slap from his wife went viral, he pivoted to distraction—seeking to rally support by courting the Arab world, using a symbolic “Palestine” recognition campaign as a political springboard.


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: australia; blogpimp; brigittemacron; canada; cuckertarlson; emanuelmacron; france; hamas; hezbollah; houthis; iran; israel; socalledpalestinians; unitedkingdom; waronterror; yemen

1 posted on 08/13/2025 3:54:53 AM PDT by Freeleesy
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This just in———Israel didn’t know about the voters with Yiddish names, registered w/ Israeli addresses, at a Michigan coffee shop. That’s b/c “Jews are the Chosen People and cannot ever, ever, ever do wrong.”


This cannot go unanswered——gotta move fast before the Israeli ***-kissing name callers get here.

It would be odd if Netanyahu-—and that US-controlling bunch...did NOT know Israeli addresses were being used to register American voters.

Well, as long as they were Dems, Bibi was happy.


Democrats panic over Jewish voters
World Israel News ^ | 5/24/24 | Daniel Greenfield
Posted on 5/26/2024, 1:41:02 PM by Roman_War_Criminal

After tossing Jewish voters overboard to accommodate the Hamas supporters of Dearborn, Michigan, the Democrats are starting to get nervous about the choice they made.

espite the rollout of the campaign, beginning with Senator Schumer’s floor speech blasting Israel, and various liberal Jewish surrogates, including Rep. Jerry Nadler, vocally opposing the campaign against Hamas, the Democrats did not manage to sell Jews on Biden’s betrayal.

Biden’s declaration that he would stop providing military support to Israel if it continued to pursue Hamas into Rafah touched off a major backlash from donors, like Haim Saban, from celebrities, like Michael Rappaport, who has said he could vote for Trump, and ordinary Jews.

While there’s no accurate polling of Jewish voters because there are too few Jews in much of the country to be captured by conventional polls and polls specifically surveying Jews are usually run by leftist groups, Democrats have suddenly begun to sweat the Jewish vote.

(Excerpt) Read more at worldisraelnews.com ...


2 posted on 08/13/2025 4:03:16 AM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead (Irish blessing))
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3 posted on 08/13/2025 4:36:55 AM PDT by Freeleesy
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To: Liz; Freeleesy

STOP spamming “ALL” on your every Jew-hating post, you stupid moron.


4 posted on 08/13/2025 6:27:58 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Freeleesy

France is in freefall.


5 posted on 08/13/2025 6:50:49 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Were it not for Trump, woke would have been more devastating than all the horrors, wars and plagues.)
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To: Savage Beast

France is in freefall.


Freefalling like Tom Petty.


6 posted on 08/13/2025 6:53:12 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Liz

Anti-Semite Count.


7 posted on 08/13/2025 7:03:39 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (What do Nitzy, Angelino97 and Liz have in common?)
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To: dfwgator; montag813

Racist LIZ seems to be a bitter OLD female.


8 posted on 08/13/2025 8:11:33 AM PDT by Words Matter
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To: Liz

See tagline.

You can safely ignore Lizzie. She’s gone ‘round the bend.

9 posted on 08/13/2025 12:16:03 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Liz: Now with 68% Anti-Semitic posts! If the Nazi armband fits, wear it Lizzie.)
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