Overview

• A May 25 video in Hanoi captured Brigitte Macron appearing to shove President Macron in the face as they exited their plane.
• The Élysée Palace initially denied the footage’s authenticity before confirming it as a moment of playful horsing around.
• At a May 30 Oval Office news conference, Trump quipped that leaders should “make sure the door remains closed” and said he’d spoken to Macron to confirm they’re “fine.”
• Macron described the incident as a private joke and blamed disinformation networks for inflating it into a “geo-planetary catastrophe.”
• The couple maintained a united front on their Southeast Asia tour, appearing side by side in Jakarta and Singapore.