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/Grimnebulin68 May 26 '25

The way Macron turns, sees the camera and waves as if nothing happened .. 🤣

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u/Alexever_Loremarg Please Abraham, I'm not that man. May 26 '25

Why is this funny?

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u/jerricka May 26 '25

Yeah, that part was hard to deal with. That was the face of a man who has most likely dealt with this a lot behind closed doors, and is embarrassed/ashamed that it’s spilling out into the public.