French President Emmanuel has downplayed viral videos with First Lady
French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed the concept of a plot after a viral video of his wife pushing him into his face.
French President Emmanuel Macron has downplayed the viral video that appears to be showing his wife, with French First Lady Bridget Macron pushing her face away before leaving the plane, according to a statement from Elicie Palace.
The clip was filmed after the couple landed in Hanoi, Vietnam as part of their tour of Southeast Asia. The video shows President Macron standing in the open doorway of an aircraft. The president immediately maintains his calmness in a smile and waving before leaving the frame and leaving the aircraft with his wife.
President Macron dismissed speculation that the First Lady pushed him into him.
“There’s a video showing you kidding and teasing your wife. It’s kind of a geographical planet catastrophe, even those who came up with the theory to explain it,” Macron said. “We’re infusing horses around us and we’re really joking with our wife.”
USA Today contacted Elise Palace for comment.
The President criticizes weaponization from the context clip
Macron did not deny the clip’s legitimacy, but criticized the videographer for disproportionating it.
“The videos are all real, yes, sometimes people tamper with them, but people attribute all sorts of nonsense to them,” he said.
His office later reflected his feelings, adding that the pair simply “depressurized at the end” before the trip, ABC News reported.
“It’s a moment of accomplice. That was all that was needed to give conspiracy theorists ammunition,” his office said according to ABC News.
The couple have been married since 2007 after meeting at Le Providence Catholic High in northern France, with the president being a student and the first lady being a teacher.
