In Hanoi, Vietnam, the French first lady, Brigitte Macron, was observed pushing her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, in the face as they awaited to disembark their aircraft.
In the video footage of the incident, a uniformed man was observed opening the aircraft door while Macron was observed standing in the doorway, wearing a suit. Brigitte Macron’s arms, which were in red sleeves, were observed reaching out and pushing Macron away. One hand was positioned on his jaw, while the other was covering his mouth and a portion of his nostrils. The French president abruptly observed that news cameras were capturing the moment, but he turned his head aside. He exited the door frame with a swift smile and a wave.
Macron and his wife subsequently ascended the aircraft’s stairs in unison. The French president extended his arm, but the first lady, who was observed donning a red blazer, declined to accept it.
Macron stated that he and his wife were engaging in innocent playfighting as the footage, which was captured by The Associated Press, rapidly gained popularity.
The headline of a story on the website of the daily Le Parisien newspaper inquired, “Slap or’squabble’?” The images of Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron disembarking in Vietnam elicit a significant amount of commentary.
Macron informed reporters that the couple, who encountered each other at a French high school where he was a teenage pupil and she was a married teacher, were merely amusing themselves. In 2007, Emmanuel married Brigitte at the age of 29.
According to the Associated Press, he stated that the incident was being exaggerated into a “geo-planetary catastrophe” and that he and his wife were arguing.
The French leader contended that the images and the responses to them served as a cautionary tale regarding disinformation in the social media era.
He stated, “It is imperative that everyone exhale.”
The interaction was also minimized by Macron’s office.
It was a moment during which the president and his wife were decompressing by horsing around one final time before the start of the voyage. It is a moment of complicity. According to the Associated Press, his office stated that it was sufficient to provide conspiracy theorists with ammunition.
Additionally, CNN was informed by Macron’s office that the footage depicted a “moment of togetherness” and that the French president and his wife were amusingly teasing each other after a lengthy journey.
