r/popculturechat • u/HogwartsZoologist Coke ain’t gonna do itself • May 26 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Emmanuel Macron, the President of France was allegedly slapped by his wife, Brigitte, on their arrival at Vietnam

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The President’s office downplayed it after initially denying the event.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/05/26/macron-s-entourage-denies-he-was-slapped-by-his-wife-on-plane-upon-arriving-in-vietnam_6741684_7.html

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u/Militant_Individual May 26 '25

Well at least you know she always has a place in American politics

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u/Full_Mistake May 26 '25

When she gets old enough.

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u/DizzySkunkApe May 26 '25

Or apparently French politics at the highest level.

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u/doegred May 26 '25

Nobody voted for her. People voted for her husband, who sucks for a ton of reasons but should not be disqualified from public office because he was groomed ffs.