“I fully assume”, declares Emmanuel Macron after his controversial remarks

“To be a citizen is to have rights and duties, and these are first and foremost duties”. Emmanuel Macron assumed “totally”, Friday January 7, his remarks made Tuesday evening in The Parisian on his “want to piss off the unvaccinated” against Covid-19. Asked during a press conference organized with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the Head of State defended his position.

“The concept of freedom, brandished by some of our compatriots to invoke the freedom not to be vaccinated, stops where the freedom of the other is hampered, where the life of the other can be endangered “, developed Emmanuel Macron.

“I saw the forums of doctors saying they no longer wanted to treat the unvaccinated who arrive in the emergency room. You can get moved by forms of expressions that seem familiar, that I fully assume. situation in which we are: the real divide of the country is there. “

Emmanuel Macron

at a press conference, January 7, 2022 in Paris

“When some make their freedom – which becomes irresponsibility – their slogan, not only does it endanger the lives of others, but they restrict the freedom of others, and that I cannot accept”, said the head of state.