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Trump advises the Macrons on face-shoving incident, says they need to ensure the door remains closed

Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads How did Donald Trump and Elon Musk react to the video? Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads What exactly happened on the plane steps? What was the Macrons' response to the backlash? Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads How did Mr. Macron's team respond to the video? FAQs A surprising moment between Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron made headlines this week when the French First Lady playfully shoved her husband's face on the plane steps. As the video went viral, Donald Trump responded with unsolicited marriage advice during a press the Macrons dismissed it as harmless fun after a long flight, the video sparked global speculation and humorous response to a question about his advice to his French counterpart, President Trump suggested that any physical squabble be kept out of the public eye, as per a report by The a joint press conference with Elon Musk, President Trump joked, "Make sure the door remains closed," to reporters in the Oval president continued by dismissing rumors that the couple's marriage was having Trump asserted that the couple is fine despite those rumors. He claimed that he knew them very well, but he quite didn't understand what that was about. 'They're two really nice people." They're also alright,' he stated, as per the report by The tech billionaire Elon Musk subsequently made a joke about how the French president's wife did not give him the black eye he had on during the press explained that his five-year-old son, X, gave him the bruise after he allegedly invited him to punch him in the face. "I wasn't anywhere near France," he the plane's door opened, Mr. Macron was seen standing by himself in footage captured by the Hanoi-based Associated Press news agency. Suddenly, his wife's arms, which were off-camera, appeared through the doorway on the left before she used both hands to push him in the quickly regaining his composure, Mr. Macron turned to wave through the open door, having looked surprised moments led to some very serious PR problems and wild speculation has ensued in the aftermath of the incident. Footage of the incident and pictures of Mr. Macron looking enraged quickly went viral. Emmanuel Macron accused "crackpot" conspiracy theorists of trying to amplify rumors about his marital status."My wife and I were squabbling, or rather we were joking, and I was taken by surprise," Mr. Macron said in response to the shoving incident. This situation has now escalated into a global Mr. Macron and his wife arrived in Indonesia on Wednesday, they made light of the shoving incident in an attempt to allay president appeared at the top of the stairs, giggling, after giving the cameras a playful wave. After exchanging arms, the pair walked down the stairs together to meet claiming that the video was artificial intelligence (AI), the Elysée Palace later acknowledged that the images were real and that they were actually a sign of "closeness" and horseplay following a 16-hour president and his spouse were having a good laugh as they unwound one final time before the trip began. "It was a moment of intimacy," an Elysée assistant Trump joked that the Macrons should "keep the door closed" to avoid such incidents being witnessed in both Macrons stated that it was playful and not serious just a moment of fun after a lengthy flight.