Macron: French Don’t Love EU

In a bombshell interview reported in the Sunday Express (U.K.), French President Emmanuel Macron told an interviewer that French voters would have “probably” voted to leave the EU if given the chance. Here’s the relevant segment, note the Express likes one sentence paragraphs:

Speaking to Andrew Marr on the BBC, Mr Macron admitted that he would lose a French referendum on EU membership.

Asked about the Brexit vote, the candid president told Marr: "I am not the one to judge or comment on the decision of your people.

"But, my interpretation is that a lot of the losers of globalisation suddenly decided it was no more for them."

Marr then pushed the French president, regarded by many as the EU's new leader, on whether Britain's decision was a one-off.

The BBC journalist asked: "If France had had the same referendum, it might have had the same result?"

Macron responded: "Yes, probably, probably. Yes. In a similar context. But we have a very different context in France."

I can think of two quite different ways to interpret what Macron meant by “very different context.” One is that France, unlike Britain, shares a border with a Germany it must keep in harness via the EU.

The other is that French politicians aren’t dumb enough to ask voters questions whose answers they fear they won’t like. Maybe both interpretations are correct. Hat tip to Drudge Report for the link.