Glenn: French presidential election Sunday is a 'barometer' for the rest of the world

On Friday’s “The Glenn Beck Radio Program,” Glenn Beck talked about the French presidential election and explained why tensions are rising among the middle class.

“It’s the same story: The elite pointing the finger and name-calling, ultimately pointing the finger at the middle class, the workers, the ones who are struggling just to get by,” he said.

Glenn called French politics a “barometer” of what will happen next. He tied the upcoming election pitting the elites against the masses to well-known history: the French revolution.

In the French presidential election, voters have been drawn to the fringes of politics: the extreme left and the extreme right. The run-off election on Sunday is between Emmanuel Macron, a centrist with socialist policies who represents the status quo, and Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who wants to disrupt NATO, the EU and other political structures.

Glenn warned Americans to watch what is happening in France, where a struggling middle class seems to be seeking a strong man to make their lives better. He explained:

“The French are so sick of being lied to and taken advantage of that they are willing to go back to a communist system, which they have seen fail all over the world, or a fascistic system, which they were occupied under with Germany. At this point, they don’t care. They just want a champion to make the pain stop.”

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