Emmanuel Macron with sunglasses. The French president thus presents himself at the summit in Paris to discuss the future of New Caledonia. Macron is struggling with a problem with his right eye, as evident in previous public appearances.
French President Macron showed up wearing sunglasses, explaining he must wear them “for a while” due to a minor eye problem. pic.twitter.com/MZAgwMRUDo
— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 17, 2026
“I apologize for these glasses, but I am forced to wear them due to a slight problem. So, you will have to put up with me like this…”, Macron’s words.
A couple of days ago, the president went to the Istres military base in southern France and gave a speech to the armed forces there. Macron appeared on the podium with his right eye swollen and bloodshot: “Please excuse the unpleasant appearance of my eye. It’s something totally harmless, take it as a reference to the Eye of the Tiger…”, he joked, referring to the famous song that is the soundtrack to Rocky IV.