August 8, 2020.

Macron in Beirut

French President Emmanuel Macron at the site of the Beirut explosion, August 6, 2020.

Two days after an August 4 explosion killed 154 people in Beirut, injuring five thousand more, French President Emmanuel Macron toured the city, walking amid surging crowds, touching and hugging blast survivors and promising France would be there for them.

Macron pledg…