Woman, 50, faces criminal trial in France
after being arrested for 'publicly insulting'
President Macron by referring to him as
'garbage' on Facebook following his controversial
pension reforms
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A woman has been arrested in France and faces a criminal trial for posting a slogan referring to President Emmanuel Macron as 'garbage' on social media. The 50-year-old, who asked to be referred to by her first name of Valerie, was placed in police custody for the alleged offence. She is accused of 'publicly insulting' the French President, who has witnessed millions take to the streets in protest to his controversial move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a parliamentary vote. Accusing the president of forcing striking binmen to leave piles of rubbish
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A woman has been arrested in France and faces a criminal trial for posting a slogan referring to President Emmanuel Macron as 'garbage' on social media.
The 50-year-old, who asked to be referred to by her first name of Valerie, was placed in police custody for the alleged offence.
She is accused of 'publicly insulting' the French President, who has witnessed millions take to the streets in protest to his controversial move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a parliamentary vote. Accusing the president of forcing striking binmen to leave piles of rubbish
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the Ones Under Attack After Shooter Killed
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Just days after transgender shooter Audrey Hale killed six people in Nashville, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre rushed to the defense of the trans community.
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WATCH: (Tweet/Video)
The indictment of President Trump is unprecedented; no President, former or current has ever been indicted before. But while that is an interesting historical fact to note, that isn’t the central argument against the indictment.
If Trump were indeed guilty of a crime, he deserves to be punished, irrespective of his being a former president. So, let's examine the case. (snip) The offense of President Trump actually occurred on November 8, 2016; his crime was challenging and beating the establishment; what happened yesterday was merely the formality.
There were myriad attempts before