{"id":311148,"date":"2026-01-20T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/macron-plotting-to-become-eu-president-after-running-france-expert\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:00:23","slug":"macron-plotting-to-become-eu-president-after-running-france-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/macron-plotting-to-become-eu-president-after-running-france-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Macron plotting to become EU President after running France&#8217; &#8211; Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MiZmDVXmb3U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Macron plotting to become EU President after running France' - Expert\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MiZmDVXmb3U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Macron is governing France like a man already planning his next job.<\/p>\n<p>Author and historian Gavin Mortimer joins GB News\u2019 Steven Edginton to explain why the French president\u2019s real ambition may lie in Brussels \u2014 not Paris. From record illegal migration and collapsing public trust to political chaos and elite indifference, this interview explores how Macron\u2019s European ambitions mirror the failures of Keir Starmer\u2019s Britain.<\/p>\n<p>As France edges toward a historic election and the EU tightens its grip, Mortimer argues that two nations are being run by leaders more focused on international prestige than fixing their own countries.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with GB News at gbnews.com or on X @GBNEWS<\/p>\n<p>Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com\/friend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmanuel Macron is governing France like a man already planning his next job. Author and historian Gavin Mortimer joins GB News\u2019 Steven Edginton to explain why the French president\u2019s real ambition may lie in Brussels \u2014 not Paris. 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