Overview
- He dined with roughly 900 French soldiers near Abu Dhabi and met UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed at the Zayed National Museum.
- A video he posted shows a base workout with troops guided by YouTuber Tibo InShape, featuring commando push-ups and other drills.
- He observed a desert military demonstration involving Leclerc tanks, Rafale fighters and A400M transport aircraft.
- He validated the move to build a new aircraft carrier to succeed the Charles de Gaulle, according to TF1.
- He returned to Paris to confront an urgent budget impasse, with plans for an extraordinary cabinet session on a special bill to avert a shutdown, as reported by LCI via TF1.