Overview

• A video on May 25 showed Brigitte Macron pushing President Macron’s face as they disembarked in Hanoi at the start of their Southeast Asia tour.
• The Élysée Palace initially denied the footage was real before admitting its authenticity and describing the moment as playful horseplay after a long flight.
• Macron laughed off the incident as lighthearted “horsing around,” warning that private moments can be blown into a “geoplanetary catastrophe.”
• On May 29 in Indonesia, the Macrons locked arms and presented a united front to underscore the stability of their marriage.
• At a May 30 Oval Office press briefing with Elon Musk, Trump said he had spoken with Macron, noted they were “fine,” and quipped that they should keep the plane door closed.