Jobless gardener says Macron remarks were ‘hard to swallow’

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The unemployed gardener who French President Emmanuel Macron said had only to “cross the road” to find a job described the controversial remarks Tuesday as “hard to swallow”.

Speaking publicly for the first time about his chance encounter with the president during an open-doors event at the presidential palace on Saturday, Jonathan Jahan said he seized the moment to bring up his fruitless job search.