French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly will forgo holding the traditional Bastille Day press conference July 14 because his “complex thought process” does not lend itself to answering reporters’ questions.

Macron, who became France’s youngest president in history when he defeated National Front party candidate Marine Le Pen in the May 7 election, faced some criticism during his campaign for being perceived by many as too elitist. The former investment banker and founder of the centrist En Marche! party never held any other elected office prior to the presidency, even though he served as a deputy secretary-general in former French President François Hollande’s staff.

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The French paper Le Monde cites an anonymous source close to the president who said Macron would skip the Bastille Day press conference because “his ‘complex thought process’ lends itself badly to the game of question-and-answer with journalists.”

The Bastille Day festivities mark the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille that took place on July 14, 1789, during the French Revolution. The event marked a turning point in French history as the public turned against King Louis XVI, the last king of France before the revolution, who was guillotined in 1793. Bastille Day also honors the Fête de la Fédération, the first celebration of French unity on July 14, 1790.

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It is traditional for the French president to mark the occasion by delivering remarks during a press conference and engaging with the press.

Several journalists panned Macron’s plan to eschew the long-standing tradition.

“Not-making-this-up dept: Macron doesn’t do Q&A w/ journalists because his thoughts are much ‘too complex,’ senior writer for Politico Europe Pierre Briançon tweeted Thursday.

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“Infatuation with Macron is showing cracks, French pundits commenting on his “Louis XIV” complex: won’t talk to media, sends out photos only,” France-based writer Matthew Fraser tweeted Thursday.

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Fraser apparently referenced Macron’s official portrait released Thursday, which some criticized as too grandiose. The portrait also sparked a meme frenzy on social media.

“So this will be Jupiter’s official portrait. Soon in a town hall near you,” Briançon said in a tweet with the portrait.

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Several far-left French lawmakers have threatened to boycott Macron’s speech on Monday during a joint session of Parliament at the palace of Versailles. Reuters noted that it is rare for French presidents to hold these “Congresses.”

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“It is the sign of the pharaonic drift of this monarchical presidency,” said left-wing France Unbowed leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, one of Macron’s primary election challengers, according to Reuters. “This meeting has no real objective other than have us listen to the president.”

“We are rebelling and we won’t be subdued,” Melanchon added. “Our only way to show our anger is … not to go to Versailles.”

Although Macron seeks to skip the Bastille Day press conference, he extended an invitation to President Donald Trump to join him for the holiday when the two leaders met in late May at a NATO summit in Brussels. Trump accepted the invitation Wednesday, noting that the meeting will also commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I.

The two presidents plan to discuss their joint efforts in combating radical Islamic terrorism and their visions for their countries’ respective economies. The meeting comes after Macron bashed Trump for pulling out of the Obama-era Paris Agreement on climate change. The French president trolled Trump by offering refuge to hysterical U.S. liberals upset over the decision.