Man slaps French President Emmanuel Macron in the face, yells 'Down with Macron'

An onlooker slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face on Tuesday during his visit to Drome region in south-eastern France.

French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man in a crowd of onlookers while on a walkabout in southern France, video of the incident showed. French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped by a man during a trip to southeast France pic.twitter.com/7vyYlpuzS2 Macron's security entourage quickly intervened to pull the man to the ground and move Macron away from him. Two people were arrested in connection with the incident, broadcasters BFM TV and RMC radio reported. French Prime Minister Jean Castex said the incident was an affront to democracy.