[BBC] Beleaguered French presidential candidate Francois Fillon was put on the defensive again over the weekend following two fresh controversies. Mr Fillon's party apologised on Saturday for tweeting a caricature of rival Emmanuel Macron that Mr Fillon admitted was anti-Semitic.And on Sunday it emerged that he had accepted two suits from a friend worth €13,000 (£11,500; $13,900). France sets a limit of €4,600 that any individual can donate to a candidate. "A friend gave me suits as a present in February. So what?" Mr Fillon said in an interview with French news daily Les Echos on Sunday.
People give me $6500 suits all the time... Ummm... No, they don't but I suppose they could... I'm trying to stretch my imagination to see it, but it's not working. Sorry.
| Perhaps they're both the same size, and the friend was cleaning out his closet? Second hand clothes aren't worth more than 50% of the original price, if I recall correctly, unless it is a collectible Chanel or something. |