"She responded by telling me to cover my eyes, which was very insulting to me, " Beheshti said.

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And, you know, it was almost insulting that they put all that responsibility on me.

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"For me, it's quite insulting to say that he's going to represent the French living in the U.S. and Canada while he hasn't shared any life experience in common with them, " Mr. Scemama said.

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