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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Musk Gives Crazy Explanation for Sporting Black Eye in Oval Office with Trump
Elon Musk joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to mark his last official day with DOGE where the billionaire appeared to have a literal black eye as he made his departure from the White House. The world's richest man stood alongside Trump as he made remarks and the pair took questions. Musk, wearing his standard black baseball cap, this one reading 'DOGE' and t-shirt under his jacket, had bruising around his right eye. Finally, a reporter referenced the black eye and asked Musk if his eye was ok. First Musk joked that he wasn't anywhere near France, a reference to the recent viral video of the French First Lady pushing French President Emmanuel Macron in the face. However, then Musk's explanation got even weirder. 'I was just horsing around with little X, and I said 'go ahead, punch me in the face,' and he did,' Musk explained. X is the tech billionaire's five-year-old son who has regularly appeared with Musk and the president at the White House. 'Turns out, even a five-year-old punching you in the face actually,' Musk continued before being interrupted by Trump. 'That was X that did that?' the president asked. 'X could do it. If you knew X, he could do it.' While X has regularly been spotted hanging out inside the Oval Office as his dad met with Trump and tagged along for visits to Capitol Hill, he was notably absent during the farewell remarks on Friday. Musk explained his absence by saying he was with his mom. The tech billionaire added that he didn't really 'feel much' at the time when they were horsing around, but then it bruised. Musk might be heading out as an official 'Special Government Employee' but he vowed on Friday that the work of DOGE would continue. 'The DOGE team will only grow stronger over time. The DOGE influence will only grow stronger,' Musk insisted. Musk, decked out in a shirt that read 'The Dogefather' similar to 'The Godfather' called it a 'way of life.'
Fox News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Trump offers his marital advice after viral video of Macron's wife shoving his face
President Donald Trump offered his marital advice to French President Emmanuel Macron, after video footage was released of Macron's wife, Brigitte, pushing the French leader in the face. "Make sure the door remains closed. That is not good," Trump told reporters Friday. "No, I spoke to him, and he's fine, they're fine. Two really good people I know very well. And, I don't know what that was all about, but, I know him very well, and they're fine." Trump's comments come after video footage from the Associated Press emerged where Macron and his wife exited a plane upon landing in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday as part of a southeast Asia tour. The video depicts Macron at the door of the plane, and a woman's hands appearing to shove him in the face. The couple, who have been married since 2007, were subsequently photographed departing the aircraft together. Meanwhile, Macron's office later said the couple was engaging in a playful moment at the time of the incident. "It was a moment where the President and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by horsing around. It's a moment of complicity. It was all that was needed to give ammunition to the conspiracy theorists," Macron's office said in a statement Tuesday. The French leader met his now wife, Brigitte, while still a student in high school and she was a married teacher. Macron visited Trump at the White House in February. He was the first European leader to visit the White House after Trump's inauguration for his second term.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Body language expert analyzes Trump's 'face-shove' interaction
Advertisement Emmanuel Macron and his wife will be 'desperate to pretend all is well' and bury news of the 'face shove' footage circulating the world's media, a body language expert revealed. The French president said he was just playfighting with his wife, Brigitte, after she was seen pushing him away with both hands on his face before they disembarked from their plane to start a tour of Southeast Asia this weekend. The moment quickly made headlines in France , with media trying to decipher the interaction that cameras spotted through the just-opened door of the plane. In France, Le Parisien asked: 'Slap or "squabble"?' Judi James, a body language expert, told MailOnline that as the French first couple continue on their tour via Hanoi, their body language rituals would overcorrect with a 'litter tray' response, burying the bad 'under some shovels-full of "good" behaviour in what looks like a bid to prove nothing is wrong'. 'Their non-verbal signals here border on the "overkill", suggesting some levels of panic and a desperation to pretend all is well and to maybe tie in with the ridiculous claims of 'playing' together on the plane,' she said. 'Their response' to the resulting media frenzy, she said, is body language that looks like 'a bride and groom on their wedding day'. 'Macron's chest is puffed to suggest his favored alpha state and his arm is crooked in a gesture of old-fashioned gentlemanliness.' Pictured at the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam, today, the French first lady held onto her husband's arm as they walked among reporters and flanking students. Both were all smiles for the cameras, Ms Macron keeping close to her husband and leaning in slightly. 'Brigitte is suddenly in a more sweetly submissive pose with her hand hooked into her husband's arm to suggest he is the dominant one in the relationship while she is more "surrendered wife",' Ms James assessed. 'It's over-performed and unlikely to throw enough 'litter' over the shocking scene that was shown around the world.' The pair will be conscious of their public appearance after Sunday's 'playfighting' footage was met with scrutiny. In Hanoi today, the French president also addressed students, presenting the next generation with hopes of a 'third way' between the United States and China to a region caught up in a confrontation between the two. 'The conflict between China and the United States of America is a geopolitical fact that casts the shadow of risk of a much larger conflict in this important region,' he told a group of around 150 students at the university. Macron took a swipe at the United States, which he described as 'imposing tariffs according to the side of the bed on which he woke up', before presenting France as a reliable alternative. His address comes a day after he visited a Hanoi war memorial to those who fought against French colonial occupation, which ended in 1954 following a bloody uprising by Vietnamese pro-independence forces. Vietnam has been careful to follow a balancing act between China and the United States. 'Macron's speech to students produces some body language cues that suggest tension or inner anxiety and he appears to struggle getting into his stride here,' said Ms James. 'As he approaches the lectern he bites at his lower lip in a "self-attack" gesture associated with regret. 'There is a long, six second pause at the lectern when he reaches for the water and drinks it before trying to start. He grabs the stem of one mic to straighten it unnecessarily, suggesting anxiety and he does the same with the other.' She suggested his rocking from foot to foot potentially showed 'awkwardness', and a rub of the nose could be a comfort gesture and partial barrier, 'suggesting a desire to hide'. Mr Macron has been careful to manage the fallout from Sunday's 'push', with all eyes on the French first couple. He told reporters that they were simply joking around. 'We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife,' he said, adding that the incident was being overblown into 'a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe'. In video taken by The Associated Press as the Macrons arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sunday, a uniformed man can be seen pulling open the plane door and revealing the president standing inside, dressed in a suit and talking to someone who wasn't visible. Brigitte Macron's arms - in red - were seen reaching out and pushing Macron away, with one hand covering his mouth and part of his nose while the other was on his jaw. The French leader recoiled, turning his head away. Then, apparently realising that he was on camera, he broke into a smile and gave a little wave. Meanwhile Brigitte remains concealed by the aircraft body, making it impossible to see her facial expression or body language. Ms James told MailOnline that the interaction was far from a 'playful' moment of teasing between a husband and wife, as Macron and his inner circle had attempted to portray it. 'I would not describe the gesture we saw from inside the plane as one of "play" as has been claimed,' she said. 'Pushing your partner in the face with your hand so hard their head reels to the side and they need to put a hand out to keep balance, especially with what looks like an extra "shove" at the end of the contact, should not be normalized by calling it "fun" just to save political face.' On Monday, an Elysee official said of the latest video: 'It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh... It was a moment of closeness.' The clip of the couple rowing on the jet was at first described as inauthentic by Macron's office, before it was quickly confirmed to be genuine. This is the third time this month that Macron has been the subject of viral video footage at a time when France says it is being targeted by repeated disinformation campaigns as Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Body language expert reveals the tell-tale signs Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron are 'desperate to pretend all is well' and bury news of shocking 'face-shove' footage
Emmanuel Macron and his wife will be 'desperate to pretend all is well' and bury news of the 'face shove' footage circulating the world's media, a body language expert revealed. The French president said he was just playfighting with his wife, Brigitte, after she was seen pushing him away with both hands on his face before they disembarked from their plane to start a tour of Southeast Asia this weekend. The moment quickly made headlines in France, with media trying to decipher the interaction that cameras spotted through the just-opened door of the plane. In France, Le Parisien asked: 'Slap or "squabble"?' Judi James, a body language expert, told MailOnline that as the French first couple continue on their tour via Hanoi, their body language rituals would overcorrect with a 'litter tray' response, burying the bad 'under some shovels-full of "good" behaviour in what looks like a bid to prove nothing is wrong'. 'Their non-verbal signals here border on the "overkill", suggesting some levels of panic and a desperation to pretend all is well and to maybe tie in with the ridiculous claims of 'playing' together on the plane,' she said. 'Their response' to the resulting media frenzy, she said, is body language that looks like 'a bride and groom on their wedding day'. 'Macron's chest is puffed to suggest his favored alpha state and his arm is crooked in a gesture of old-fashioned gentlemanliness.' Pictured at the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam, today, the French first lady held onto her husband's arm as they walked among reporters and flanking students. Both were all smiles for the cameras, Ms Macron keeping close to her husband and leaning in slightly. 'Brigitte is suddenly in a more sweetly submissive pose with her hand hooked into her husband's arm to suggest he is the dominant one in the relationship while she is more "surrendered wife",' Ms James assessed. 'It's over-performed and unlikely to throw enough 'litter' over the shocking scene that was shown around the world.' The pair will be conscious of their public appearance after Sunday's 'playfighting' footage was met with scrutiny. In Hanoi today, the French president also addressed students, presenting the next generation with hopes of a 'third way' between the United States and China to a region caught up in a confrontation between the two. 'The conflict between China and the United States of America is a geopolitical fact that casts the shadow of risk of a much larger conflict in this important region,' he told a group of around 150 students at the university. Macron took a swipe at the United States, which he described as 'imposing tariffs according to the side of the bed on which he woke up', before presenting France as a reliable alternative. Two days after the incident, the couple were seen leaving Hanoi hand in hand His address comes a day after he visited a Hanoi war memorial to those who fought against French colonial occupation, which ended in 1954 following a bloody uprising by Vietnamese pro-independence forces. Vietnam has been careful to follow a balancing act between China and the United States. 'Macron's speech to students produces some body language cues that suggest tension or inner anxiety and he appears to struggle getting into his stride here,' said Ms James. 'As he approaches the lectern he bites at his lower lip in a "self-attack" gesture associated with regret. 'There is a long, six second pause at the lectern when he reaches for the water and drinks it before trying to start. He grabs the stem of one mic to straighten it unnecessarily, suggesting anxiety and he does the same with the other.' She suggested his rocking from foot to foot potentially showed 'awkwardness', and a rub of the nose could be a comfort gesture and partial barrier, 'suggesting a desire to hide'. Mr Macron has been careful to manage the fallout from Sunday's 'push', with all eyes on the French first couple. He told reporters that they were simply joking around. 'We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife,' he said, adding that the incident was being overblown into 'a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe'. In video taken by The Associated Press as the Macrons arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sunday, a uniformed man can be seen pulling open the plane door and revealing the president standing inside, dressed in a suit and talking to someone who wasn't visible. Brigitte Macron's arms - in red - were seen reaching out and pushing Macron away, with one hand covering his mouth and part of his nose while the other was on his jaw. The French leader recoiled, turning his head away. Then, apparently realising that he was on camera, he broke into a smile and gave a little wave. Meanwhile Brigitte remains concealed by the aircraft body, making it impossible to see her facial expression or body language. Ms James told MailOnline that the interaction was far from a 'playful' moment of teasing between a husband and wife, as Macron and his inner circle had attempted to portray it. 'I would not describe the gesture we saw from inside the plane as one of "play" as has been claimed,' she said. 'Pushing your partner in the face with your hand so hard their head reels to the side and they need to put a hand out to keep balance, especially with what looks like an extra "shove" at the end of the contact, should not be normalized by calling it "fun" just to save political face.' On Monday, an Elysee official said of the latest video: 'It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh... It was a moment of closeness.' The clip of the couple rowing on the jet was at first described as inauthentic by Macron's office, before it was quickly confirmed to be genuine. This is the third time this month that Macron has been the subject of viral video footage at a time when France says it is being targeted by repeated disinformation campaigns as Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine. It was falsely claimed Macron took cocaine on a trip to Kyiv alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
NHK
7 days ago
- Business
- NHK
Vietnam, France agree to strengthen ties
Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary To Lam met French President Emmanuel Macron in Hanoi on Monday. They agreed to deepen ties in areas such as security, economic cooperation, and energy including nuclear power. Lam said in the meeting that, "It will surely create new trends and opportunities for cooperation for the comprehensive strategic partnership relations between us." Macron also reaffirmed France's strong desire to strengthen collaboration with Vietnam in all areas. Macron told reporters that they signed deals worth about 9 billion euros in areas such as defense, aviation, energy, and railways. This is Macron's first trip to Vietnam since taking office in 2017. Last year, Lam visited France. Hanoi aims to strengthen ties with the former colonial power as a third partner in addition to the US and China. Vietnam faces challenges in relations with the US and China. The Trump administration has threatened to impose 46 percent tariffs on Vietnam. Beijing is strengthening its presence in the South China Sea, where it has territorial disputes with Hanoi.
