Keir Simmons is chief international correspondent for NBC News, based in Dubai.
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron celebrated his country’s success at the Olympics and turned the tables on Jimmy Fallon, who hosted Sunday night’s closing ceremony. The French leader said that unlike Fallon’s sketches, modern France brought more than “just baguette and Camembert” to the Olympics, expressing pride in how the French people brought their own traditions and enthusiasm to show the world what a great nation it can be.
we make it iconic all together.” He said he didn’t have any advice for the American organizers who are working to host the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Macron said simply to “be yourself” and that anything is possible. Macron revealed behind-the-scenes moments of desperation on the first day when the French railways were hit by an unprecedented attack and rain poured down on the opening ceremony. “Some people were desperate and saying it will be a nightmare,” he said.
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