It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition

The French president laughed off the condition (AP)

French president Emmanuel Macron has joked about a “completely harmless” eye condition during a New Year address to France’s armed forces.

“Please pardon the unsightly appearance of my eye,” Mr Macron said at the beginning of his speech. “It is, of course, something completely harmless.”