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Jessica Brown
Jun 30, 2017
French President Emmanuel Macron received bills €10,000 and €16,000 from his personal makeup artists for the first three months of his presidency.
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Emmanuel Macron has just unveiled his first official portrait as President of France– on Twitter, of course, because he’s a modern man of the world.
And here it is:
Portrait officiel. https://t.co/fAhSZJvPa5— Emmanuel Macron (@Emmanuel Macron) 1498732689
And here's a behind-the-scenes clip:
@EmmanuelMacron #AvecLePrésident pour son portrait officiel. @soazigdlm https://t.co/TSFXhEWLEy— Sibeth Ndiaye (@Sibeth Ndiaye) 1498734264
Some Twitter users really looked at it carefully, to spot the symbolism:
#Macron's symbolism is clear: the French and EU flags, window open to the outdoors, and not just books but also sma… https://t.co/3tx3kWSSEq— Emily Mansfield (@Emily Mansfield) 1498739932
@EmmanuelMacron J'approuve ce décodage. https://t.co/k4H0jmQLZv— 𝔽rench🇫🇷🇪🇺 𝕆nℤe𝕃eft | #5ansDePlus avec E. Macron ❁ (@𝔽rench🇫🇷🇪🇺 𝕆nℤe𝕃eft | #5ansDePlus avec E. Macron ❁) 1498736781
Others made comparisons, naturally:
@EmmanuelMacron So much better than Trump's official portrait https://t.co/keKtRWbVrL— Roland Scahill (@Roland Scahill) 1498733625
@EmmanuelMacron https://t.co/eBIW7zIQAE— sam (@sam) 1498734692
And others, well...
@topito_com Eh ben on commence en douceur ahah #PoseTonMacron https://t.co/yycBfuf4D5— useless king (@useless king) 1498733997
@fils2timp @EmmanuelMacron #MakingOff https://t.co/in3cYv5uvm— Jérôme Bourreau-Guggenheim (@Jérôme Bourreau-Guggenheim) 1498741185
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