The world reacted to a playful interaction between French President Emmanuel Macron, 47, and his wife Brigitte Macron, 72, as they arrived in Vietnam on Sunday.
The playful moment was captured as the couple arrived in Vietnam at the start of their Southeast Asia tour.
Video footage shows President Macron standing near the door of their plane as they prepared to exit. Brigitte Macron playfully shoved his face and he waved at the crowd of dignitaries and reporters waiting on the tarmac.
Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, got manhandled in public. pic.twitter.com/v72MzGy9Gq
— George (@BehizyTweets) May 26, 2025
The video went viral and viewers referred to President Macron as a “battered husband” who was “slapped” by his wife.
They even claimed the “stewardess” was injured and her uniform was “ripped” at the shoulder. When in fact she is wearing a scarf that is trapped under her vest.
Macron’s office dismissed the interaction as just “a moment of togetherness” and “playful teasing”, but people have their minds made up.
The Macrons met when he was a 15-year-old schoolboy and she was his 40-year-old teacher. They married in 2007.
Check out some of the reactions below.
Macron was 15. His teacher Brigette was 40 and married with an 18 year old. The slap is merely a minuscule tip of that iceberg. pic.twitter.com/ajN61Qv71T
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 26, 2025
Honestly if I was him I would’ve owned it and said yup, we’re normal. I got under her skin. My bad. Like why do politicians not realize they don’t have to be perfect.
— Guillermo (@GuillermoCJr) May 26, 2025
Give me a break… if you think this is violent, then you’re a half-melted snowflake.
— liviniswork (@rogerthat69er) May 26, 2025
