What has been the most horrible letter you have ever received? Today, on the eve of Bastille Day–France’s national day–President Emanuel Macron received a severed human finger, which was discovered in an article of mail addressed to the Republic’s Presidency.
The presidency declined to make a statement when contacted by AFP. According to the worldwide press, the dubious digit would have been sent between Sunday and Monday.
Quite understandably, an investigation into a “threat of crime or offense against an elected official” was opened. According to a firsthand account, it belongs to the person who penned the letter. That individual, by the way, is believed to be suffering from a psychiatric disorder.
Police collected the finger overnight at Emmanuel Macron’s presidential residence. It was placed in a freezer.
Macron receives 1,000-1,500 daily letters and emails, monitored by a 70-person staff in separate offices. Macron reads a select few of these letters in order to gain insight on popular opinion, and occasionally responds with handwritten messages.
Odds are that he will not be offering a retort to this one.