“A virus” and “a Russian invasion”: Edouard Philippe’s predictions in 2018 shock internet users

Would Edouard Philippe be endowed with gifts of clairvoyance? From May 2017 to July 2020, Edouard Philippe served as Prime Minister in the government of Emmanuel Macron, before passing the torch to Jean Castex. During his mandate, the mayor of Le Havre participated in a documentary series for France 5 entitled Édouard, mon pote de droit. The three-part series was directed by Laurent Cibien and focuses on the 2014 municipal campaign in Le Havre, then his commitment to Alain Juppé and François Fillon in the 2016 primaries, and finally his term as Prime Minister. . A sequence from the third part of the documentary, Edouard, my friend on the right, episode 3: At the controls, resurfaced on Twitter on Saturday February 26, 2022.

I tell myself that maybe in five years, I will be criticized for not having increased efforts in medical research because we will have a virus that we did not see coming.

Two years later, the Covid-19 pandemic hit the whole world, causing six million deaths and plunging the whole of France into generalized confinement, curfews and repeated health measures.

Edouard Philippe’s predictions on the Russian invasion

During his interview, the former Prime Minister said: “Perhaps in five years, someone will come and tell me, but didn’t you see that the Russians were going to invade Poland?” His interlocutor then asks him: “The Russians are going to invade Poland?” Édouard Philippe laughs and replies, “no, but I say nonsense”. Thursday, February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin did launch an operation in a neighboring country, but it is Ukraine.

A disturbing “premonition” for many Internet users

“Édouard Philippe, our extremely visionary former minister 4 years ago. He predicted the pandemic and Russia”, is surprised a surfer, when another tweets: “Edouard Philippe, can you lend me your crystal ball please , it works quite well and we urgently need it here”.

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