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Edouard Philippe caused trouble by “liking” a tweet from Damien Abad. Reconciliation? No: sarcasm.
The former Prime Minister Edward Philip , declared support of Emmanuel Macron, caused a mini-commotion on Saturday on twitter following having “liked” a tweet from Damien Abad, even sparking rumors of a possible rapprochement with Valerie Pécresse . The president of the deputies Les Républicains indeed praised the candidate LR there: “you have the audacity of Simone Veil, the seriousness of Christine Lagarde and the courage of Joséphine Baker”. A praise which obviously made the mayor of Le Havre, a follower of the second degree, laugh a lot.
“This is the first time that I have seen an LR deputy as funny as (his friend, MEP Gilles) Boyer”, had fun Edouard Philippe with those around him, who confirms that this “like” is “totally ironic “.
No rapprochement between Edouard Philippe and Valérie Pécresse
A sarcasm, therefore, that Damien Abad did not appreciate. “It’s clumsy and a bit contemptuous,” he reacted, asked by the JDD. The “like” of Edouard Philippe, whose relations with the Head of State have been strained since he founded his movement, “Horizons”, was quickly spotted on Saturday by Charles Prats, member of the “Riposte” cell. ” of the candidate LR.
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“Edouard Philippe would change Horizons in the direction of Valérie Pécresse…, he tweeted. Would it smell like burnt for Macron?” “Is he preparing something?”, Was also questioned on the social network Cédric Delapierre, regional adviser RN of Occitanie. But obviously, the rapprochement between Edouard Philippe and Valérie Pécresse is not on the horizon.
