Macron has been "under fire" from the gilets jaunes movement for many weeks. So was this a desperate effort to shift the narrative and dominate the news cycle prior to Acte 23 next weekend?
Will they try a blatant tug at the nation's heartstrings in the hope of bringing the riots to an end? A candle lit march down the Champs Elysee? How can the protesters deal with that? Will they call a halt? If so mission accomplished.
Never let a good crisis go to waste - whether you created it or not