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Man Slaps Macron: Here's A List Of Incidents When World Leaders Faced Physical Assault
As Macron responds to getting slapped, here's list of world leaders have been a victim of public rage including ex-US President George W Bush & ex-Italian PM.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is not the only one who was on the receiving end of assault from the public after he was slapped during a walkabout on June 8. Several world leaders have been a victim of public rage including former US President George W Bush and Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. From citizens throwing shoes to attacking with a metal replica, there are many heads of states who witnessed political outrage escalate to physical attacks. As two men have been arrested in the incident involving Macron, the French President later termed it an “isolated event.”