Macron’s Deflection on Lyon Violence Exposes Hypocrisy at the Highest Level

When a young French patriot was brutally beaten to death by far-left extremists in Lyon, one would expect national leaders to unite against senseless violence. Instead, President Emmanuel Macron chose to deflect and dismiss legitimate criticism—specifically targeting Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for speaking out.Meloni condemned the attack as a grave wound not just to France, but to all of Europe, highlighting the dangerous spread of ideological hatred crossing borders. Yet Macron’s response was telling: he warned her to "mind her own business" and insinuated that nationalists should refrain from commenting internationally. This raises an uncomfortable question—why does Macron prioritize...