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Macron Had Helicopter on Standby to Escape Presidential Palace During Protests
Breitbart ^ | Chris Tomlinson

Posted on 12/15/2018 8:20:17 AM PST by RoosterRedux

French President Emmanuel Macron was not only present at the Élysée Palace during “Act IV” of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) protests but had a helicopter on standby to escape in case protesters broke in, according to reports.

The French leader fortified the Élysée Palace last Saturday with an unprecedented amount of security, including 500 republican guards, around a hundred police and gendarmes armed with water cannons, and other anti-riot measures, Le Dauphine reports.

Should the protesters have managed to storm the Élysée and get past security, President Macron is also said to have had a helicopter on standby to evacuate him and others in what could have echoed the escape of former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu, who fled a popular uprising by helicopter during the collapse of his Communist regime on December 22, 1989.

Witnesses at the Élysée last Saturday described the French leader as “like marble” in front of the protests that not only saw high levels of violence in Paris but also in other French cities like Toulouse and Bordeaux.

The protests have put the French president on the back foot for the past several weeks and have continued even after the government agreed to the initial demand of cancelling a tax hike on fuel.

Earlier this week, Macron offered several more concessions including a 100 euro per month increase in the French minimum wage and several tax breaks such as making overtime work tax-free and calling for companies to give employees year-end bonuses that would also not be taxed.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: emmanuelmacron; europeanunion; france; franceriots; globalwarminghoax; macron; mommyincharge; yellowvest; yellowvests
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To: RoosterRedux

I hope he had a yellow safety vest onboard.:)


21 posted on 12/15/2018 8:42:40 AM PST by Leep (we need a Trump like leader for President 2024!)
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To: Leaning Right
  ;-)
22 posted on 12/15/2018 8:42:53 AM PST by tomkat
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To: shelterguy
'momwife' - hilarious and weirdly disgusting at the same time...
23 posted on 12/15/2018 8:43:47 AM PST by farming pharmer
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To: RoosterRedux

I remember when at the height of Watergate, Soviet leader Brezhnev asked Nixon why he didn’t surround the White House with tanks.


24 posted on 12/15/2018 8:45:33 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: albie

*Little faggity ass weasel*

MARICON.


25 posted on 12/15/2018 8:46:58 AM PST by myerson
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To: RoosterRedux

I may be missing something, but the cost of most of the “concessions” that Macron was offering would have fallen on employers ... extra bonuses, tax-free overtime, 100 Euro/month increase in minimum wage ...


26 posted on 12/15/2018 8:47:32 AM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: RoosterRedux

Sissy mary, old lady sexing, cuck.


27 posted on 12/15/2018 8:47:40 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you .)
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To: RoosterRedux

What a coward. Then, every socialist I’ve ever met is a coward so it should be no surprise.


28 posted on 12/15/2018 8:48:28 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

29 posted on 12/15/2018 8:48:59 AM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: RoosterRedux
Hiding to Avoid Hanging: Priest Holes, Hidden Chambers, and Secret Passages
30 posted on 12/15/2018 8:49:18 AM PST by snarkpup
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To: akalinin

A totally different situation. The yellow vest movement is supposedly a mix of both left and right that oppose Macron.

With obama, the left is on his side. Any massive protests by the right would have been met by counter protesting and aggression by the left. It would have been absolute chaos. The cops would have been the ones to fix it.

The army is sworn to defend the Constitution. If obama had done something very obvious, like nullify the 2A or any other important element in the Constitution, then that would give legal authority for the Army to step in. But that would never happen since the left has all but taken over the military.


31 posted on 12/15/2018 8:56:04 AM PST by redfreedom (.)
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To: albie
Little faggity ass weasel

The little fag gets it ...


32 posted on 12/15/2018 9:01:34 AM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: akalinin

> I wonder if the army would have deserted Obama had enough protesters and protesting had come to Washington? <

Obama was a disaster...but I’d hope that the generals would have strictly followed the Rule of Law. And so unless Congress removes him, the President is C-in-C. His lawful orders must be obeyed. To do otherwise would open a Pandora’s Box of problems.

By the way, the movie ‘Seven Days in May’ covered this topic. Except for the preachy ending, it’s a good movie. If you haven’t seen it, get it. Here’s the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWL06waOAGw


33 posted on 12/15/2018 9:06:52 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: RoosterRedux
Isn't he the little bastard who mocked Trump when he was advised not to visit the American cemetery?
34 posted on 12/15/2018 9:08:43 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Oui new deer frend....


35 posted on 12/15/2018 9:09:32 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: RoosterRedux

Quick thinking.

Did he also carry a white flag?


36 posted on 12/15/2018 9:10:28 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: RoosterRedux

Akin to Syria’s Assad, several years ago...


37 posted on 12/15/2018 9:11:31 AM PST by donozark (There are no flamingos in Venezuela.)
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To: Leaning Right
Lets not get too far out with our analogies Macron is no Ceaușescu by any stretch! If you think so you need to research Ceaușescu. If Macron flees in disgrace thats probably enough. If the 5th Republic falls I worry what gets put in its place. Whatever comes next is still going to be somewhat socialist, then French are convinced they have to have that. A Le Pen-like government if thats what they end up with is not going to see Adam Smith as anything more then a item of historical interest. Macron fleeing is another nail in the EU coffin as well as more nails in the whole Global Warming Schtick! Hopefully its all leads to confronting the real European problem - illegal immigration & non-assimilation by Muslims destroying European culture.
38 posted on 12/15/2018 9:12:24 AM PST by Reily
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To: Skywise

Nicely done!


39 posted on 12/15/2018 9:12:31 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Skywise

40 posted on 12/15/2018 9:23:56 AM PST by gaijin
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