Overview

• French President Emmanuel Macron was caught on camera calling Haiti's transitional presidential council 'total morons' for dismissing Prime Minister Garry Conille after six months in office.
• Haitian politician Edgard Leblanc Fils condemned Macron's remarks as an insult to a nation facing significant political and social challenges.
• Haiti's Foreign Ministry summoned France's ambassador, labeling Macron's comments 'unfriendly and inappropriate.'
• The incident has renewed demands for France to repay reparations for the billions Haiti was forced to pay following its independence in 1804.
• The controversy comes as Haiti grapples with escalating gang violence, widespread hunger, and a struggling UN-backed security mission.