Macron Says His Wife Was Joking Around When She Shoved Him In The Face

French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed that the clip of his wife Brigitte shoving him in the face was “just joking around”

Macron has downplayed a viral video that shows his wife Brigitte, who appeared to be drunk, pushing his face as they disembarked from a plane, describing the incident as the two of them just having fun.

The video captured on Sunday in Hanoi, Vietnam showed Macron appearing inside the door of his aircraft shortly after touching down. Two arms in red sleeves can then be seen reaching out and shoving the president’s face. Macron appeared visibly startled.

RT reports: He steps back before regaining his balance, then smiles and waves after noticing the cameras. Brigitte, wearing a red jacket, soon appears beside him. Macron offers his arm, which she declines, and they walk down the stairs together.

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Speaking to reporters on Monday, Macron said he was “surprised” by the wave of speculation about the incident.

“There’s a video showing me and my wife bickering and joking, and somehow that becomes a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe, with people even coming up with theories to explain it,” he said.

He also referenced two other recent viral clips. “A lot of lunatics are spending their days interpreting all these videos,” Macron said.

One widely shared video, filmed during a visit to Ukraine, shows Macron on a train with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The French president appears to briefly conceal a small object, prompting online speculation about drug use. The Elysee Palace called the rumors baseless.

Another clip from the European Political Community summit in Albania just two weeks ago showed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gripping Macron’s finger while seated, as Macron stood beside him – a gesture some media outlets interpreted as a subtle power play.

Macron acknowledged all three videos were real but dismissed the online narratives around them.

Initially, the Elysee declined to comment on the Hanoi incident, later describing it as a “moment of togetherness.” A source told BFM TV the couple had simply been bickering, nothing more.