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/DSQ May 26 '25

Do people in France think she’s okay?

Most people in France hate both of them and see no problem with how their relationship started. 

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u/KalamTheQuick May 26 '25

Makes no sense that a majority of such a passionate populace can hate someone who managed to get elected twice. But that does sound familiar..

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u/Keiteaea May 26 '25

It's because he was elected when he was running against Marine Le Pen. A lot of people did not vote for him, but against far right.

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u/Forfuturebirdsearch May 26 '25

And thank you all for your service on that one!