Emmanuel Macron has been filmed being shoved in the face by his wife Brigitte after the couple had landed in Vietnam. Mr Macron appeared taken aback but swiftly regained his composure and turned to wave through the open door. Footage of the incident, along with photographs of Mr Macron appearing to look angry in the aftermath, quickly spread on social media sites. ‘Pro-Russian accounts to blame’A close associate of Mr Macron later described the incident as a couple’s harmless “squabble”. A video showed the French president hiding a white object as he sat alongside Sir Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor.

Source: The Times May 26, 2025 15:44 UTC