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Macron’s Office Downplays Awkward Plane Moment as First Lady Appears to Slap President on the Face
The Gateway Pundit ^ | 05/26/25 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 05/26/2025 6:45:57 AM PDT by blueyon

French President Emmanuel Macron was caught on camera appearing to be slapped—or at the very least shoved—by his wife Brigitte Macron as they stepped off their presidential plane in Vietnam.

The awkward encounter unfolded Sunday night and has since gone viral, and now the Elysee Palace is in full-blown damage control mode.

As the Macrons arrived for a high-stakes diplomatic visit aimed at rekindling French influence in Southeast Asia, President Macron was caught off guard before he could even wave to the cameras—his wife’s unexpected gesture made him recoil, visibly stunned, before he regained his composure and tried to play it off with a forced smile.

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: firstlady; france; marcon

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Looks like Mama took a whack at her son, I mean husband....
1 posted on 05/26/2025 6:45:57 AM PDT by blueyon
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To: blueyon
Got him!



2 posted on 05/26/2025 6:49:50 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: blueyon

Zey had an argooment, non? Looks like he sleep in ze doghouse tonight, eh?


3 posted on 05/26/2025 6:51:19 AM PDT by I want the USA back (America is once again GREAT! )
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To: blueyon

Some guys just can’t get along.


4 posted on 05/26/2025 6:54:04 AM PDT by coldcash
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To: blueyon

A couple of soy boys slap fighting each other.


5 posted on 05/26/2025 6:54:39 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: blueyon

Maybe he made a pass at a stewardess. Better than indifference. That reminds me of a story

https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/a-harlem-tragedy/


“But what does he beat you for?” inquired Mrs. Fink, with wide-open eyes.

“Silly!” said Mrs. Cassidy, indulgently. “Why, because he’s full. It’s generally on Saturday nights.”

“But what cause do you give him?” persisted the seeker after knowledge.

“Why, didn’t I marry him? Jack comes in tanked up; and I’m here, ain’t I? Who else has he got a right to beat? I’d just like to catch him once beating anybody else!”


Too bad western culture retains a double standard about such things.


6 posted on 05/26/2025 6:55:14 AM PDT by Hieronymus ( )
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To: plain talk

Take that, you filthy minkey.


7 posted on 05/26/2025 6:55:27 AM PDT by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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8 posted on 05/26/2025 6:56:00 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The judges are ganging up against the American people.)
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To: blueyon

“Get on the plane, sit down and shut up. I’ll tell you when to talk!”


9 posted on 05/26/2025 6:57:20 AM PDT by Made In The USA (One and Two and Three and Four and)
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To: plain talk

but that is French , No ?


10 posted on 05/26/2025 7:01:22 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave

France’s first ‘lady’ my ass.


11 posted on 05/26/2025 7:03:59 AM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: blueyon

I’m sure he deserved it. I wonder if she’d give him one for me?


12 posted on 05/26/2025 7:04:05 AM PDT by rottweiller_inc (Lupus urbem intravit. Fulminis ictu vultures super turrem exanimat.)
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To: I want the USA back

Doesn’t look like she slapped him, pushed his face maybe.


13 posted on 05/26/2025 7:05:05 AM PDT by arthurus (covfefe o|)
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To: plain talk

Somebody said the wrong thing for the tenth time. 😉


14 posted on 05/26/2025 7:09:44 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: rottweiller_inc

The “she” is a he.


15 posted on 05/26/2025 7:10:45 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: blueyon

He got physical with Macaroni.


16 posted on 05/26/2025 7:11:47 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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> Some guys just can’t get along. <

I see what you did there. By the way, Barack and Michelle have that same problem. 😀

17 posted on 05/26/2025 7:14:03 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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18 posted on 05/26/2025 7:17:42 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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Macron is suffering from battered wife syndrome
19 posted on 05/26/2025 7:17:42 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell.)
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To: blueyon

[shouting] You’ll soon be laughing at the other side of my face, my friend!


20 posted on 05/26/2025 7:32:57 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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