<p>The French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday during a walkabout in southern France.<br>In a video circulating on social media, Macron reached out his hand to greet a man in a small crowd of onlookers standing behind a metal barrier as the president visited a training college for the hospitality industry.<br>The man, who was dressed in a khaki T-shirt, shouted "Down with Macronia" ("A Bas La Macronie") and slapped Macron on the left side of his face.<br>Two of Macron's security detail tackled the man, and another ushered Macron away.<br>The president briefly remained near the crowd, gesturing to someone on the other side of the barrier, before his security agents moved him away.<br>Two people are believe to have been arrested. The identify of the man who slapped Macron, and his motives, were unclear.<br>Macron was on a visit to the Drome region to meet restaurateurs and students and talk about returning to a normal life after the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
