Macron’s remarks appear to come from a place of a highground that his country’s colonial past with Haiti ill-affords.

French President Emmanuel Macron accused Haiti's transitional council of being "total morons" for dismissing the country's prime minister, according to a video shot at the G20 summit in Brazil this week and shared on social media Thursday.

Rio de Janeiro.- French President Emmanuel Macron sharply criticized Haitian officials who dismissed Prime Minister Garry Conille, calling them “complete idiots” in a video that surfaced on social media.

According to a video taken at this week's G20 summit in Brazil, the French president described the decision by Haiti's transitional council to remove Prime Minister Garry Conille as 'terrible.'

French President Emmanuel Macron has referred to Haiti's leaders as morons, sparking a diplomatic row between the two nations, reports The Guardian. According to the publication, Haiti's government summoned the French ambassador to formally protest what it described as unfriendly and inappropriate remarks made by President Macron.