Macron ‘slapped by wife as he Brushes Off “Nonsense”

[Social Media]

 

A brief, gesture by Brigitte Macron during a state visit to Vietnam has ignited a wave of online speculation and commentary, after footage appeared to show the French president being pushed or struck in the face by his wife. Captured during the couple’s arrival in Hanoi, the moment quickly spread across social media.

French PM @EmmanuelMacron wife Brigitte shoves him violently in the face as they are about to get off a plane.

🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/N7kvh4gsZ6

— Grifty (@TheGriftReport) May 26, 2025

 

The video, filmed by the Associated Press, shows the presidential plane landing at Hanoi airport. As the aircraft door opens, a hand clad in a red jacket—belonging to Brigitte Macron—appears to make contact with Emmanuel Macron’s face. The French president flinches slightly, appearing surprised. The two then proceed down the stairs for the official welcome, with Mrs Macron notably declining her husband’s extended arm.

 

 

French officials initially suggested the footage might have been manipulated. When it became clear the video was authentic, the Élysée shifted its tone, describing the moment as harmless and lighthearted.

 

President Macron addressed the fuss head-on, calling it “a lot of nonsense.” He said, “My wife and I were horsing around, having a joke, and I was surprised by that and that becomes a sort of geopolitical disaster. It’s nonsense. People read all kinds of stupidity into things.” He also compared the reaction to a separate claim that surfaced earlier this month, alleging he and the leaders of the UK and Germany had used cocaine—an accusation he also dismissed as absurd.

 

Presidential aides were quick to reinforce the narrative of playful familiarity between the Macrons. “It was a moment when the president and his wife were unwinding one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh,” one aide said. The gesture, described in French as chamaillerie—meaning affectionate teasing—was, according to officials, a private moment of complicity misinterpreted in bad faith.

 

“There was obviously absolutely no violent gesture,” another member of the presidential entourage told reporters. “To say otherwise based on a very partial, out-of-context image is dishonest and shows little knowledge of the couple.”

 

Still, the incident struck a nerve online, fueling jokes, memes, and commentary that ranged from playful to scathing. “Mrs Macron has done what all of France wants to do,” read one widely shared post. Others focused on the age gap between the Macrons—he is 47, she is 72—a well-known feature of their relationship that has long been the subject of scrutiny and satire. Brigitte Macron was his high school teacher before the two became romantically involved years later.

 

The Élysée’s credibility took a minor hit after initially attributing the footage to artificial intelligence manipulation, a claim quickly walked back after the video’s legitimacy was verified. For now, though, Macron appears unfazed by the swirl of attention. The gesture that sparked rumors of a marital slap, he insists, was nothing more than a playful moment caught at an unfortunate angle—one now emblematic of how even fleeting gestures can be weaponized in the digital age.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Times  2025-05-27

 

 

[Pouatchee]

sacre bleu! mais ell m'a frappe! Oh la vache!

 

is this in line with the stereotypes that french men are short (egos)? Or his wife wears the pants?... 

[frank83628]

BS, they were having a row and she pushed him in the face, you can see his surprise in his arm movements and the look on his face 

[Gsxrnz]

Child abuse? 

[impulse]

He's not doing so well in the social media realm.  First the "cocaine on a train" and now this...

 

And that even bigger one.  Google "Becoming Brigette".

 

 

[Hummin]

23 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

BS, they were having a row and she pushed him in the face, you can see his surprise in his arm movements and the look on his face 

And he use cocain ,right? 

 

Every European leader use cocain.

 

Trump just use amfetamin, 

 

 

[thesetat]

Come on.... With such a cute Vietnamese stewardess and them arriving in Vietnam it is clear she was smacking him for having his eyes drifting to a young sexy vietnamese woman ... or perhaps she was warning him not to stray into any brown areas. 

[frank83628]

33 minutes ago, Hummin said:

And he use cocain ,right? 

 

Every European leader use cocain.

 

Trump just use amfetamin, 

 

 

Sounds like you've been using something too

[daveAustin]

Wondered who that was for a minute, thought he’d taken his mum for a holiday!

[nick supreme]

Real men bow down to women. 

[blaze master]

1 hour ago, Social Media said:

after footage appeared to show the French president being pushed or struck in the face by his wife.

 

Appears to show ? 

 

[blaze master]

44 minutes ago, Hummin said:

And he use cocain ,right? 

 

Every European leader use cocain.

 

Trump just use amfetamin, 

 

 

 

You of course have evidence of this claim.....right ?

[daveAustin]

1 hour ago, Social Media said:

“My wife and I were horsing around, having a joke, and I was surprised by that and that becomes a sort of geopolitical disaster. It’s nonsense. People read all kinds of stupidity into things.”

The politician in him—immediate damage limitation. That or perhaps they do humour a bit different in France. 

You’re not fooling anyone, Emmanuel. You can tell it was in anger. No smiles anywhere, his surprise and jitteriness, and her shutting down after the fact… when annoyed, women struggle to mask it and will hold in that ire for days, weeks, months. Can’t stand the bloke but wouldn’t have liked to have been in his shoes last night, especially knowing there’s all those stunning, YOUNG ladies within earshot. Shades of Camilla. Why do these guys do it to themselves? Is it a mommy thing?

[Hummin]

7 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

You of course have evidence of this claim.....right ?

Of course it is a rumor

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-white-house-drugs-speed-xanax-1234979503/

 

And also a Dr Kruger on YouTube provide plenty evidence as well ☺️

 

If it's on internet it must be true

[Hummin]

4 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

The politician in him—immediate damage limitation. That or perhaps they do humour a bit different in France. 

You’re not fooling anyone, Emmanuel. You can tell it was in anger. No smiles anywhere, his surprise and jitteriness, and her shutting down after the fact… when annoyed, women struggle to mask it and will hold in that ire for days, weeks, months. Can’t stand the bloke but wouldn’t have liked to have been in his shoes last night, especially knowing there’s all those stunning, YOUNG ladies within earshot. Shades of Camilla. Why do these guys do it to themselves? Is it a mommy thing?

I have to admit it doesn't look good for him 😁

 

It can also just be as he says, we do not know really, and can see it as we want, as usual 

 

But the napkin becomes a bag of cocain? Jesus made water to vine? Imagine the miracle 

[blaze master]

13 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Of course it is a rumor

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-white-house-drugs-speed-xanax-1234979503/

 

And also a Dr Kruger on YouTube provide plenty evidence as well ☺️

 

If it's on internet it must be true

 

Must be. 

[Tug]

So what they are having a tiff….mehhh….usually they seem to enjoy each other’s company.

[frank83628]

41 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Of course it is a rumor

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-white-house-drugs-speed-xanax-1234979503/

 

And also a Dr Kruger on YouTube provide plenty evidence as well ☺️

 

If it's on internet it must be true

Cash is looking to reopen the white house Cohe

 

[bkk6060]

Disrespectful disgusting western women. Sickening. 

[theshu25]

Time to replace that old hag and get a younger model.

[morrobay]

He should consider his options in Vietnam 

[bkk6060]

Also, technically it is domestic violence she should be arrested.

[daveAustin]

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Disrespectful disgusting western women. Sickening. 

They can be angry bitter things. It typically happens to those that have been put on a pedestal. A silverback doesn’t have those kind of problems and their group is generally one of peace and tranquility. 

[nauseus]

“My wife and I were horsing around, having a joke. She just forgot to pick up the custard pie".

[NickyLouie]

[JonnyF]

She looks like an 80 year old Ian Brown in a wig.

 

 

[NickyLouie]

[Hanaguma]

"Oooops, fell down the stairs again..."

 

[coolcarer]

Oh the embarrassment, it’s eating him up, look at him clenching fist……..lol

 

[bendejo]

21 hours ago, Social Media said:

My wife and I were horsing around, having a joke

 

Ah yes, the infamous French sense of humor.