French President Macron’s Wife Smacking His Face? Video Viral

New Delhi : A video of French President Emmanuel Macron’s arrival in Vietnam, showing his wife, Brigitte Macron, seemingly smacking his face just as he stepped off the plane, has gone viral on social media. It was the brief, awkward exchange caught on camera by the news agency Associated Press that had the internet talking.

Macron looks momentarily thrown off before quickly regaining composure and waving to the welcoming delegation. What added to the speculation was Brigitte being partially out of sight during the interaction with her face hidden behind the aircraft door. Moments later, the couple descended the stairs together, although she declined the President’s offered arm.

❗️ Macron's wife viciously SMACKS him in face pic.twitter.com/2zSalRFYLu

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The internet had questions, but the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the French President, had answers, or at least, a toned-down explanation. “It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh. It was a moment of closeness,” an Elysee official said, according to a Reuters report.

A source close to the President told BFMTV, a French news broadcaster, that the couple was “bickering” and trying to unwind before the start of a long tour. “It was a moment of complicity,” the source said. Another insider described it as “a harmless squabble.” Meanwhile, Macron arrived in Hanoi to begin his week-long tour of Southeast Asia.