KENNEDY exposes the kink in Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron's 'squabble'... and the disturbing classroom cuckolding behind it all
First impressions are so important. Just ask Brigitte Macron. Unfortunately, the first impression the geriatric French First Lady made when she and husband, President Emmanuel Macron, landed in Hanoi, Vietnam on Monday was of her palm and she made it right in his face.
Those waiting to greet the couple on their diplomatic visit to the Vietnamese capital had to do a double take as Brigitte's gnarled 72-year-old hands could be seen forcefully pushing Manny's head back so hard that he almost lost his footing.
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