French President Emmanuel Macron drew attention at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for his strong condemnation of threats from US leader Donald Trump that he will impose tariffs on a group of eight European countries that oppose his proposed taking over Greenland.
But another detail during his speech left an impression: his sunglasses.
The French leader wore blue aviator sunglasses indoors as he addressed world leaders at the World Economic Forum.
Although he did not explain the reason for wearing them in Davos, French media reports that he has health problems, namely eye problems.
Last week, he showed up at an event in the south of France with a red eye and was also wearing the same sunglasses.
While addressing the soldiers, he said that it was a "completely benign problem" and that it was "completely insignificant."
"Please forgive me for the ugly appearance of the eye. This is 'the eye of the tiger' (eye of the tiger)," he joked, alluding to the song Eye of a Tiger year group Survivor used in a movie about a boxer Rocky - part three andfrom 1982.
“For those who understand the reference, it is a sign of determination,” he said.
There is speculation in the French media that Macron appears to have a subconjunctival hemorrhage, meaning that a blood vessel in his eye has ruptured.
It is harmless, painless and does not affect vision.
It does not cause permanent damage to the eye as it usually clears up within two weeks.
It sometimes occurs when a person sneezes or coughs hard, or rubs their eye.
People who have diabetes and high blood pressure are at higher risk of developing this condition.
Although sunglasses are not necessary for vision protection, those with this condition may choose to wear glasses to avoid being stared at.
Macron "chose this style for aesthetic reasons, because he is a public figure," doctor and media commentator Jimmy Muhammad told French television station RTL.
"Some people might think he was sick, so to avoid being photographed in that state, he decided to wear sunglasses."
"The glasses protect his image, not his eye," he added.
Wearing sunglasses indoors has sparked a huge debate on social media, with some calling Macron a "keke", which is French slang for bragging.
Others joked that he was a "cyborg" or that he was imitating Hollywood actor Topa Cruz in "Top ganu", a 1986 film that popularized wearing aviator sunglasses as a fashion style.
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In a speech he delivered while wearing sunglasses, Macron warned of a shift towards autocracy and "a world without rules, where international law is being trampled on" and in which "imperial ambitions are resurfacing."
This is even more the case when tariffs are “used as leverage against territorial sovereignty,” Macron said.
Trump has threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wine and champagne imports if Macron refuses to join his Department of Peace, primarily focused on the governance of the Gaza Strip after a brutal two-year war between Israel and the Palestinian extremist group Hamas.
An unnamed source close to Macron told Reuters that the French president has no intention of joining Trump's committee.
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