“Water economy” President Emmanuel Macron asked the French on the occasion of his visit today to the annual exhibition of agricultural French products in Paris. A visit during which President Macron made statements but also argued with an environmental activist.

In particular, the French president, on the occasion of the lack of rain that has been affecting France lately, emphasized that everyone should take actions to save water, avoiding waste and leaks.

Regarding the prices of agricultural products, Macron called on distributors and supermarkets to reduce profit margins to help fight inflation.

He also said that some aid to the agricultural sector will continue, in order to compensate for the increases in energy prices.

Finally, during his visit to the exhibition, the French president was confronted by a young French environmental activist, who was wearing a T-shirt that read “What are you for?” and speaking to him in a rather high tone, accused him of ignoring the warnings of scientists regarding climate change. Macron attempted to respond, but the environmental activist would not let him speak. Macron told him that his behavior constituted a form of urban violence and the activist told him that he did not wish to have a dialogue. The incident ended with the French president telling him that “since you don’t want dialogue, you better leave.”