Why Was Macron Wearing Sunglasses at Davos?
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- French President Emmanuel Macron wore blue-tinted aviator-style sunglasses indoors during his World Economic Forum speech in Davos due to a medical condition affecting his right eye, not as a fashion statement.
- Macron has been suffering from a subconjunctival hemorrhage, a harmless condition caused by broken blood vessels in the eye, which typically resolves within two weeks.
- During his speech, Macron warned of a "shift toward a world without rules," criticizing the growing disregard for international law amid rising global tensions.
- Social media users interpreted Macron's sunglasses as a symbolic display of toughness in response to U.S. President Trump's trade threats, drawing comparisons to iconic aviator imagery from popular culture.
- Macron did not publicly address his eyewear
