France's President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump speak during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP) via Associated PressEmmanuel Macron has hit back at Donald Trump after he mocked the French president over an altercation he appeared to have with his wife. The US president said Macron was “still recovering from the right to the jaw” after the incident last year. AdvertisementBridgette Macron was filmed apparently pushing her husband in the face shortly before they disembarked from his presidential plane. They do not merit a response.”The French president said Trump’s previous suggestion that the international community use force to re-open the Strait of Hormuz was “unrealistic”.

Source: Huffington Post April 02, 2026 14:10 UTC