Overview

• A viral video from Hanoi on May 25 shows Brigitte Macron firmly shoving President Macron’s face as they prepared to disembark.
• The Élysée initially questioned the clip’s authenticity but later confirmed it was genuine and attributed it to playful banter.
• Macron characterized the moment as a lighthearted squabble, accusing critics of overblowing it into a “geo-planetary catastrophe.”
• In their Jakarta arrival on May 29, the couple staged a show of unity by locking arms and flashing a thumbs-up to defuse relationship rumors.
• Their 25-year age gap has fueled conspiracy theories, leading to intensified scrutiny of their marriage as he concluded his Southeast Asia tour that secured €17 billion in Indonesian contracts.