PARIS. “I manage Kylian Mbappé’s career,” Emmanuel Macron premieres in the golden halls of the Elysée. “And I tell you that he will leave PSG to go to Olympique Marseille”, continues the president, a fan of the Marseille team. Thus begins the video that is already breaking all records of views – more than ten million in a few hours – on the meeting between the French leader and two popular youtubbers, McFly and Carlito. The couple of artists got an invitation to the Elysée after making a movie promoting anti Covid health measures among young people. Macron in exchange promised to submit to their favorite game, “a contest of anecdotes”: each tells one, the others must bet on the truthfulness of the fact, which must be demonstrable.
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At the debut, Macron shot it hard on the PSG champion. Wide eyes of the two artists, both supporters, then laughter and the bet to go and see the president’s bluff. Macron calls Mbappé on the phone live, who obviously denies it amid laughter. “Impossible, it’s not in our DNA” replies the player. “Let’s not exaggerate,” jokes the president pretending to be a little offended. The race goes on for over half an hour with a very comfortable head of state, who lends himself to the game, distills some confidence, without ever getting embarrassed in front of two youtubbers.
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The president starts with a 3-0 disadvantage, but then comes back up to 3-3, also making fun of the two young players with the evocation of Barcelona’s “remontada” against PSG four years ago in the Champions League. The meeting ends with an unexpected and unprecedented “private concert” in the Elysee gardens, with the three playing spectators for a French “metal” group, Ultra Vomit. The video is destined to remain a turning point in the communication of a French president. One year after the presidential elections, Macron multiplies his winks at the youngest.
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