Sarkozy trades insults at agricultural show
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, not one to back down, traded insults with a man who refused to shake his hand at France's huge annual agricultural show on Saturday.
By Agencies |
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy, not one to back down, traded insults with a man who refused to shake his hand at France's huge annual agricultural show on Saturday.
As Sarkozy moved through the crowd, he drew near the man, who told him, "Oh no, don't touch me." The president, who kept smiling, responded: "Go away, then."
"You disgust me," the man said. "Go away, you bloody idiot," Sarkozy said. The encounter was filmed and posted on the website of French paper Le Parisien. Sarkozy's office refused comment.
It wasn't the first tiff Sarkozy has been involved in at a public appearance. In November, a man yelled at him from a balcony in northwestern France and Sarkozy asked him to come down.
"If I come down, I'm giving you a headbutt," the 21-year-old said. He was eventually arrested, but was later invited to be part of a delegation of fishermen who visited the presidential palace in January.
As Sarkozy moved through the crowd, he drew near the man, who told him, "Oh no, don't touch me." The president, who kept smiling, responded: "Go away, then."
"You disgust me," the man said. "Go away, you bloody idiot," Sarkozy said. The encounter was filmed and posted on the website of French paper Le Parisien. Sarkozy's office refused comment.
It wasn't the first tiff Sarkozy has been involved in at a public appearance. In November, a man yelled at him from a balcony in northwestern France and Sarkozy asked him to come down.
"If I come down, I'm giving you a headbutt," the 21-year-old said. He was eventually arrested, but was later invited to be part of a delegation of fishermen who visited the presidential palace in January.
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