French Firebrand Zemmour Announces He’s Running for President

Eric Zemmour

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Eric Zemmour, the French TV pundit who’s been sanctioned for inciting racial hatred and partly styles himself on anti-establishment figures like Donald Trump, finally announced what many people long suspected: He will fight President Emmanuel Macron for his job in April’s election.

Zemmour made the announcement in a YouTube video set to classical music on Tuesday.