Edgard Leblanc Fils, a member of Haiti's transitional presidential council
A member of Haiti's transitional presidential council has publicly criticised remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, who was caught on camera calling the Caribbean country's leaders "total morons".
The council's former president, Edgard Leblanc Fils, said in a statement late Sunday that Macron had insulted an entire nation "living through dark times."
Macron was filmed making the remarks on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Brazil earlier this month as he criticized the council's decision to abruptly oust Prime Minister Garry Conille after only six months.
"They're total morons," Macron had said, referring to the council. "They never should have dismissed him."
After dismissing Conille, the council appointed Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as the new prime minister.
Macron's remarks prompted Haiti's Foreign Ministry to summon France's ambassador to Haiti late last week, calling the president's comments "unfriendly and inappropriate."
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