At one point, he joked with the audience, saying, “It’s a time of peace, stability and predictability,” prompting laughter, before adding more seriously, “It’s clear we are reaching a time of instability, imbalances.” The sunglasses quickly went viral online, with viewers questioning why the French leader kept them on indoors during a high-profile speech.
"Emmanuel Macron wears Top Gun-style sunglasses during his speech at the WEF in Davos (2026)," a user on X quipped. "Macron is sporting the Top Gun look at WEF… Place your bets, who punched him?" another X user posted.
The appearance came just days after Macron was seen with a visibly bloodshot, puffy eye during an outdoor troop inspection. Addressing the issue directly in a New Year’s address to France’s armed forces, he reassured troops about his condition.
“Please pardon the unsightly appearance of my eye. It is, of course, something completely harmless,” Macron said, according to The Associated Press.
He later added jokingly, “Simply see an unintentional reference to the ‘Eye of the Tiger’… For those who catch the reference, it is a sign of determination,” nodding to the Survivor song featured in Rocky III.
According to AP, Macron had already been seen wearing sunglasses during the earlier outdoor inspection on the same day he acknowledged the eye issue, suggesting the Davos appearance followed the same precaution.
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What Did Macron Say at Davos?
Macron delivered pointed remarks on Europe’s position in a shifting global order and mounting pressure from the United States at Davos. He warned that Europe must defend its sovereignty, strengthen autonomy, and remain committed to cooperation as global tensions rise. Macron said Europe was “obviously” committed to national independence and multilateralism, values he argued are being tested by trade disputes and geopolitical pressure.The French president criticized US trade practices, accusing Washington of striking deals that “undermine” Europe’s export interests and imposing what he described as “endless” new tariffs. He called the use of tariffs as leverage over territorial sovereignty “fundamentally unacceptable.”
Macron also cautioned that Europe is falling behind the US in competitiveness and investment, urging the continent to better protect its own companies. He framed the moment as one marked by growing autocracy and conflict, warning that the world is entering an era of “instability and imbalance” where war risks becoming normalized.
He also addressed France’s involvement in military exercises in Greenland, stressing that the move was meant to support Denmark and “isn’t meant to provoke anyone.”
The French president criticized US trade practices, accusing Washington of striking deals that “undermine” Europe’s export interests and imposing what he described as “endless” new tariffs. He called the use of tariffs as leverage over territorial sovereignty “fundamentally unacceptable.”
Macron also cautioned that Europe is falling behind the US in competitiveness and investment, urging the continent to better protect its own companies. He framed the moment as one marked by growing autocracy and conflict, warning that the world is entering an era of “instability and imbalance” where war risks becoming normalized.
He also addressed France’s involvement in military exercises in Greenland, stressing that the move was meant to support Denmark and “isn’t meant to provoke anyone.”
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