Macron and an American hero.

[DURHAM D]

Link to tweet

[CatMor]

1. Heartwarming to see Macron give.....

a iconic civil rights hero the acknowledgement he deserves. John Lewis is the real thing.

[Cha]

2. Stick that your collective face.. those who

try to disparage John Lewis.

Mahalo, DURHAM!

[sheshe2]

3. Oh yeah.

K&R

[Snackshack]

4. Very Cool!

[dalton99a]

5. A great moment.

[brer cat]

6. Wow. Brings tears to my eyes.

K&R

[byronius]

7. That is a beautiful thing to watch.

[TNNurse]

8. I guess this was after the address to Congress.

I would have wanted to hug Macron, too. I would hug John Lewis any day.

[dalton99a]

9. French President Macron and Rep. John Lewis visit MLK memorial

https://www.ksat.com/news/politics/french-president-macron-and-rep-john-lewis-visit-mlk-memorial
French President Macron and Rep. John Lewis visit MLK memorial
Video posted to the French Embassy's Facebook page
By JENNIFER HANSLER, CNN
Posted: 5:41 PM, April 25, 2018
Updated: 5:41 PM, April 25, 2018

(CNN) - French President Emmanuel Macron paid a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington, DC, Wednesday, accompanied by a guide intimately familiar with the history of civil rights in the US, Rep. John Lewis.

The Democratic congressman from Georgia, a civil rights icon himself, and the visiting dignitary were seen viewing the inscriptions of King quotes at the memorial in a video posted to the French Embassy's Facebook page.

The two leaders visited at the same time as an unsuspecting group of students from Vermont. Macron praised Lewis' work in the Civil Rights Movement to the students, urging them to carry on his legacy.

"You can be proud of this guy," the French President told them. "It's not just about history books; it's about real persons."

"You owe him a lot," Macron added.

Macron's visit to the memorial followed his remarks to a joint session of Congress in which he addressed the US and France's shared "history of civil rights."

[ProudLib72]

10. Macron could have written this:

Here is the person I REALLY came to meet.

That would have been fantastic!

[dalton99a]

14. +1. His meeting with Dotard was likely a fool's errand

[GulfCoast66]

11. President Macron knows a great man when he meets him...

And treats him with the honor and respect he richly deserves.

Too bad there are others who do not...

[trof]

12. Emmanuel is about the huggiest boy I ever saw.

[gademocrat7]

13. Love this photo.

[world wide wally]

15. Seeing something genuine is so uplifting... and rare.

[kimbutgar]

16. Wow great picture!

Twitlers head would explode seeing this picture. Let’s hope his handlers don’t show it to him. I doubt Fox will show it.

[Pathwalker]

17. Thank you for this. I SO needed this.

John Lewis is my hero.

[peggysue2]

18. Great pic

And nice to know that Macron recognizes what a 'great man and leader' really looks like.

Some things just cannot be faked!

[George II]

19. That's beautiful, and so sincere on the part of both of them.

[Butterflylady]

20. Bet he wishes John Lewis

Would have been at that state dinner instead of those old white repugs he had to endure. At least he got to meet a real patriot and hero.

[Upthevibe]

21. I haven't seen this...

very touching.....

[ehrnst]

22. And to think this civil servant gets disrespect here in the US

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even getting booed at a convention by self-described "progressives."

The rest of the world respects this man.