Overview

• Viral footage from May 25 shows Brigitte Macron pushing President Emmanuel Macron in the face as they disembarked in Hanoi, igniting speculation about their marriage.
• The Élysée Palace initially denied the clip’s authenticity, later confirming it as real, describing the shove as pre-tour horseplay.
• President Macron called the moment joking banter with his wife, blaming disinformation campaigns for magnifying the episode.
• At a May 30 Oval Office press event, President Trump reassured reporters he had spoken to Macron, calling the couple “fine,” before quipping “Make sure the door remains closed.”
• The Macrons appeared together in Indonesia, locking arms and downplaying the incident as a display of unity on their Southeast Asia tour.