“I just joked around with my wife,” says Macron after slapping video goes viral

French President, Emmanuel Macron, has denied any domestic dispute with his wife, Brigitte, after a video has gone viral, showing her shoving his face away as they arrived in Vietnam for a diplomatic visit.

In the video, Brigitte is obscured from view inside a plane – with only her hands visible as she pushes Macron with both hands on his face.

The French President initially appears startled, but quickly regains his composure and waves to the press outside.

The couple is then seen disembarking the plane, where Macron offers his arm to his wife who opts to hold onto the railing instead.

 

Speaking to reporters in Hanoi, Macron addressed the controversy – claiming they were joking around as they often do.

He says this is not the first time videos of him are taken out of context.

“From Kyiv to Tirana, to Hanoi, there are people who have watched these videos and think that I shared a bag of cocaine, that I had a one-on-one with the Turkish President and that right now that I am having a fight with my wife,” Macron said.

He, however, acknowledged that the footage is genuine.

“The videos are all real, and yes, sometimes people tamper with them. A video can made to say a lot of nonsense,” added the French President.

Social media users are having a field day, with some expressing concern about Macron’s wellbeing.

He married his schoolteacher, and now she’s grading his presidency with a backhand. France, this isn’t romance—it’s Stockholm Syndrome with subtitles

— Stephen DeCesare (@DeCesareStephen) May 26, 2025

She the one helping his presidency. Conspiracy theory tells us she’s literally the one ruling France

— Berry ☯︎🦍🥷 (@fanti_boy) May 26, 2025

Emmanuel Macron is used to being dominated. He’s a weak man, that’s why he nearly prostrated himself to Syrian terrorist al-Julani & why he foolishly thinks Netanyahu is going to listen to his vague threats. Nobody is afraid of the feeble, fragile leaders of UK, France & Canada! https://t.co/He4iEoxNY6

— Edens (@heatblair) May 26, 2025

JUST IN:

🇷🇺🇫🇷 Russian government spokeswoman Maria Zakharova about the incident of Macron being slapped by his wife:

“Footage has gone viral around the world showing Macron receiving a right hook from his wife upon disembarking the presidential plane in Hanoi.

But the… pic.twitter.com/kOun8ZRaxK

— Megatron (@Megatron_ron) May 26, 2025

If you look closely, you can see Emmanuel Macron’s wife Brigitte forcibly shove him in the face with BOTH of her hands.

This is clearly assault, whether Macron takes it as such or not.

How long has it been going on?

pic.twitter.com/sfqfNtalDn

— Maria Leah (@maria_leah385) May 26, 2025

Wow! Trending in France right now:
Brigitte Macron has been caught on camera smacking Emmanuel Macron.
They did not realize the news cameras were in view.
Emmanuel Macron has been abused by this dude since he was in grade school. #BaffedeBrigitte #BecomingBrigitte https://t.co/6eNsuM2kLF

— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) May 26, 2025