{"id":1962492,"date":"2023-07-01T19:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T23:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/totally-irresponsible-emmanuel-macron-attends-elton-john-concert-while-france-burns\/"},"modified":"2023-07-01T19:46:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T23:46:48","slug":"totally-irresponsible-emmanuel-macron-attends-elton-john-concert-while-france-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/totally-irresponsible-emmanuel-macron-attends-elton-john-concert-while-france-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron&#8217;s &#8216;Irresponsible&#8217; Move: Attends Elton John Concert as France Burns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftotally-irresponsible-emmanuel-macron-attends-elton-john-concert-while-france-burns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1962492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>French President Emmanuel Macron Faces Backlash for Attending Elton John Concert Amid Violent Protests<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">French President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/emmanuel-macron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a> faced backlash for attending an Elton John concert on Thursday night while Paris and the rest of the country have been engulfed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-wis-under-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-decision-in-jacob-blake-case\/\" title=\"Kenosha, Wis. under emergency declaration ahead of decision in Jacob Blake case\">violent protests<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video of Macron shows him dancing to Elton John\u2019s \u201cSaturday Night\u2019s Alright For Fighting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As protesters burn French cities, Macron lights up at Elton John concert in Paris<\/p>\n<p>The President of France in these shots is in a great mood, he enjoys music with his wife and dances a little. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v1CSKI7WB8\">pic.twitter.com\/v1CSKI7WB8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spriter Team (@SpriterTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpriterTeam\/status\/1674655768593694721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Opposition Minister Slams Macron&#8217;s Attendance<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Opposition minister Thierry Mariani of the National Rally Party said Macron\u2019s attendance was \u201ctotally irresponsible,\u201d and pointed out that while \u201cFrance was on fire, Macron preferred to applaud Elton John,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/macron-dances-elton-john-concert-france-burns-ongoing-violence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">according<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to Fox News. Mariani even quoted the book of Ecclesiastes from the Old Testament, \u201cWoe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child,\u201d the Independent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/emmanuel-macron-elton-john-paris-b2367063.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elton John\u2019s husband, David Furnish, posted a photo of the two with Macron to Instagram, but the post has since been deleted. Commenters attacked the post as \u201cwrong timing,\u201d and another commented, \u201cMacron is below everything,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/video-french-president-emmanuel-macron-comes-under-fire-for-attending-elton-john-concert-amid-violent-protests-4168048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">according<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to NDTV. A third commenter pulled no punches saying, \u201cAt the same time a child was killed by police under his government, he\u2019s enjoying a show. Disgrace on Macron.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The concert took place on Thursday night with the protests having begun on Tuesday, and yet France is well into its fifth night of protesting on Saturday \u2014 45,000 police were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-riots-police-killing-nahel-f9fac88ddc7af57b7686ddeac6827641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">deployed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to the streets of France to combat the rioting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The incident that sparked the rioting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/france-burns-as-big-city-riots-escalate-in-wake-of-police-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">occurred<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Tuesday, when a police officer shot and killed Nahel M. during a traffic stop in Nanterre, west of Paris. According to Reuters, the teenager was driving in the bus lane during a traffic jam when he was pulled over, but refused to provide a license and then tried to drive away. The officer shot him in the left arm and chest, according to the Nanterre public prosecutor, who added that the officer feared the teenager would start a car chase and injure others. Police said Nahel M. had been known to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-burns-as-big-city-riots-escalate-in-wake-of-police-shooting\/\" title=\"Riots escalate in France following police shooting.\">ignore traffic stops<\/a> before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe had to be stopped, but obviously (the officer) didn\u2019t want to kill the driver,\u201d the police officer\u2019s attorney stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video in Paris shows one protester armed with what appears to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/totally-irresponsible-emmanuel-macron-attends-elton-john-concert-while-france-burns\/\" title=\"Macron's 'Irresponsible' Move: Attends Elton John Concert as France Burns\">belt-fed machine gun<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The rioters have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyiv-reports-that-russia-ran-out-of-iranian-shahed-136-drones\/\" title=\"Kyiv Reports That Russia Ran Out of Iranian Shahed-136 Drones\">belt-fed weapons<\/a>. This isn\u2019t Gaza or Libya, it\u2019s France. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hZJGTDcss0\">pic.twitter.com\/hZJGTDcss0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TimOnPoint (@TimOnPoint) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimOnPoint\/status\/1674951285513043968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Witnesses have also captured buildings collapsing and others completely engulfed in fire.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This isn\u2019t Syria, Iraq, or Afghanistan. This is France where 9% of the population has brought down entire cities!<\/p>\n<p>Where are CNN &#038; BBC now?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FranceRiots?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FranceRiots<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/franceViolence?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#franceViolence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FranceProtest?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FranceProtest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Marseille?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Marseille<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Immigration?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Immigration<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Francia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Francia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Francja?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Francja<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FranceHasFallen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FranceHasFallen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fransa?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fransa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiotsFrance?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RiotsFrance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Islamophobia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Islamophobia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/agGjSTV8f9\">pic.twitter.com\/agGjSTV8f9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MUHAMMAD ZAIN ASIF (@sonicm35) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonicm35\/status\/1675240936211726339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A building burned down after a robbery collapsed in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/France?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#France<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Footage from the small town of Montargis, where pharmacies and boutiques were looted and burned down in the city center on Rue Dor\u00e9.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FranceRiots?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FranceRiots<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CMa3PUkCtb\">pic.twitter.com\/CMa3PUkCtb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arthur Morgan (@ArthurM40330824) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArthurM40330824\/status\/1675272576535240705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Further video shows hundreds of protesters who appear to be looting and destroying property, and one video shows a bus driving through flames.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">France is having its very own George Floyd moment as massive riots, sparked by the police shooting death of a 17 year old, occur all across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2wbYYW4xLe\">pic.twitter.com\/2wbYYW4xLe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1674552024938217472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Protests Continue in France<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Saturday, hundreds of Muslims in France held a procession for the deceased Nahel M. The Associated Press <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-riots-police-killing-nahel-f9fac88ddc7af57b7686ddeac6827641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that President Macron canceled his trip to Germany amid the state of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hank Berrien contributed to this report.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French President Emmanuel Macron received criticism for attending an Elton John concert amidst ongoing violent protests in Paris and across the country. Despite the burning cities, a video captured Macron dancing to Elton John&#8217;s &#8220;Saturday Night&#8217;s Alright For Fighting,&#8221; sparking further controversy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1554,"featured_media":1962493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1962492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1554"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1962492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1962492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1962493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1962492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1962492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1962492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}