French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with the media Oct. 17 as he arrives for an E.U. Not unlike the White House, the Elysee has long featured a devoted room for the presidential media corps — in this case, since the mid-1970s. In recent weeks, Macron, elected on a wave of goodwill in May 2017, has suffered a historic drop in popularity. Macron has blamed French journalists for that drop in popularity. But the reporters who cover the French president on a daily basis see a disparity between his words abroad and his actions at home.

Source: Washington Post October 25, 2018 18:45 UTC