La dégringolade

There was a time when I believed in Emmanuel Macron. Not passively — passionately.

As a French citizen living in the United States, I proudly defended him. I believed he embodied a new vision for France: a post-partisan, courageous, intelligent force that could lift the nation out of its political torpor. Macron was young, eloquent, bold. He seemed to grasp the urgency of restoring France’s moral voice, its intellectual clarity, and its global standing.

But today, I can no longer remain silent.

What I am witnessing is not a difficult presidency — it is a slow-motion collapse. *Macron’s erratic behavior, obsessive contradictions, and incoherent diplomacy have become a liability not just for France, but for the world.*

His latest obsession? Announcing — for the third or fourth time — that France will recognize a Palestinian state. He’s repeated this vague proclamation in various forms since 2020, without clarity, timing, or a diplomatic framework. Now, as Israel fights a war for its survival against Hamas — the perpetrators of the October 7 massacre — Macron chooses to elevate this tired talking point again. For what purpose? Certainly not peace.

There is no strategic logic to this. There is no political support for it in France. There is no demand from the European Union. This is Macron speaking for Macron — *desperate to stay relevant on the international stage while collapsing at home*.

The timing is grotesque. Hamas still holds Israeli and foreign hostages. Gaza remains a terror enclave funded by Iran and Qatar. 

Not a single Palestinian leader has condemned the atrocities of October 7. No official has offered information on hostages. *Instead, Hamas leaders celebrated the massacre — and the Palestinian Authority continues to pay stipends to families of terrorists.*

Let’s be honest: *wanting a better future for Palestinian children is noble — but recognizing a terror-led entity as a “state” is madness.

No people in history has ever been so systematically betrayed by its own leadership as the Palestinians. Hamas and the PA are corrupt, violent, and uninterested in peace. There is no leadership among them worth elevating — only dangerous fantasies.

I wrote to President Macron. I told him: *stop chasing headlines about Palestinian statehood. If you care about these people, focus instead on rebuilding Gaza, education, economic opportunity — real hope.* Not this reckless symbolism.

But Macron doesn’t want reality. He wants attention. Because inside France, *he has lost almost everything* — the streets, the unions, the suburbs, the political center, and the confidence of millions. Even those once close to him — people in government, business, and culture — now watch with disbelief and concern. They see what I see:  a man no longer fit to lead.

And behind this collapse, let’s not pretend there aren’t puppeteers. *Qatar, a regime built on corruption and Islamist influence, holds far too much sway in Paris — from real estate to sports to political lobbying. 

Macron’s proximity to Qatar is no longer just diplomatic; it is ideological, financial, and deeply compromising. **No president of the Fifth Republic has ever appeared so beholden to a foreign authoritarian interest.*

It disgusts me.

The result is a France that speaks boldly abroad while rotting quietly at home. A France that cannot control its streets, cannot inspire its youth, and cannot decide who it is — or who speaks in its name.

And now, even the world is catching on. When President Donald Trump was asked in a recent interview about Macron’s announcement to recognize a Palestinian state, his response was swift and devastating:

“He’s a nice guy, he’s okay… but what he says doesn’t matter.”

That’s the verdict. Macron has become noise. *A non-factor. A voice that no one truly hears — or needs to.

I say this not with pleasure, but with pain. I love France. I have dedicated my art and energy to defending its dignity and moral weight. But today, I feel betrayal — not only by Macron’s policies, but by his collapse of judgment, his dangerous ego, and his willingness to use Israel and the Middle East as distractions for his domestic failure.

“La Dégringolade” — the fall, the unraveling — is real. And it’s not just Macron’s. It’s France’s.

Unless something changes, this nation I love is headed for darker days.

And silence is no longer an option.