Coverage dated May 25, 2025

Video shows moment Emmanuel Macron pushed in face by wife

Headline from Newsweek

The president of France downplayed the clip, saying he and his wife had been "horsing around."

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Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    Watch: Macron's Wife Filmed Pushing Him in the Face During Vietnam Trip (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    French first lady Brigitte Macron appeared to push her husband away with both hands on his face as they arrived in Vietnam.

  2. Fox News

    Emmanuel Macron's wife seen shoving him in the face in viral clip as France's first couple arrives in Vietnam (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron claimed he and his wife were playfighting after a viral clip showed the first lady shove him in the face in Hanoi, Vietnam.

  3. Newsweek

    Video shows moment Emmanuel Macron pushed in face by wife (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The president of France downplayed the clip, saying he and his wife had been "horsing around."

  4. New York Post

    Bizarre moment French President Macron is shoved in the face by his wife while ‘squabbling’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron was shoved in the face by his wife as the pair were "squabbling."

  5. The Hill

    Macron brushes off pushing from wife ahead of Vietnam trip (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron is downplaying a video that appeared to show his wife, Brigitte, pushing him on the face as they were about to disembark a plane after landing in Vietnam. The video, taken Monday as the two were commencing a tour throughout Southeast Asia, shows Macron standing in fr…

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