French president Macron slapped by wife Brigitte, watch viral video, Macron says, 'Videos are real'
New Delhi: The social media is abuzz and humming with a video that shows French President Emmanuel Macron's face being pushed away by his wife Brigitte as they stepped off an aircraft in Vietnam for the opening leg of a Southeast Asia tour. A few platforms are suggesting that Brigitte actually slapped him. All this happened when the couple was inside the plane, about to deboard. While the French President is clearly visible standing at the doorway, the video shows two hands believed to be of his wife. Macron does not respond to Brigitte after being pushed away. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
Emmanuel Macron' 'wife' keeps his pimp hand strong.
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Macron, for a moment, appears to be shaken but soon gathers himself and waves to the people outside.
While deboarding, Macron extends his arm to Brigitte as they descend the stairs, but she declines, choosing to hold the handrail.
Later, President Macron, while talking to the media in Hanoi on Monday, 26 May 2025, dismissed the rumours. Talking about the viral video, President Macron said, 'There's a video showing me joking and teasing my wife and somehow that becomes a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe, with people even coming up with theories to explain it.'
He went on to criticise the manner in which the video has been presented and interpreted saying that the clip was used as a weapon. However, he agreed that it was authentic. 'The videos are all real, and yes, sometimes people tamper with them, but people are attributing all kinds of nonsense to them.'
The Élysée Palace, the official residence of the French President initially denied the incident before trying to water it down to dismiss it as insignificant.
However, reports say that a source close to Macron told CNN affiliate BFM TV that the pair was just arguing.
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