{"id":2439150,"date":"2025-05-26T14:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-did-the-french-presidents-wife-just-pieface-him-for-all-to-see\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T14:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T18:07:34","slug":"watch-did-the-french-presidents-wife-just-pieface-him-for-all-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-did-the-french-presidents-wife-just-pieface-him-for-all-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Did the French President\u2019s Wife Just Pieface Him for All to See?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-did-the-french-presidents-wife-just-pieface-him-for-all-to-see%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2439150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> a recent incident involving French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, during their arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam. A video showed Brigitte appearing to push Emmanuel in the face, initially leading officials to dismiss it as &#8220;fake news.&#8221; however, they later claimed it was a playful moment between the couple, who were &#8220;squabbling.&#8221; Macron&#8217;s office eventually explained that the act was a lighthearted exchange just before they began their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-congressman-decries-biden-admin-mishandling-of-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Texas congressman decries Biden Admin. mishandling of border crisis\">official visit<\/a>.Macron himself confirmed this interpretation, urging the public to not overanalyze the situation and labeled the reactions as &#8220;nonsense.&#8221; Despite initial speculation, he affirmed that the clip was genuine and pointed out that people ofen distort simple moments into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-suspends-demonetizes-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"YouTube Suspends, Demonetizes One America News Network\">conspiracy theories<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>First, French officials tried to say video of French President Emmanuel Macron being shoved in the face by his wife, Brigitte Macron, was fake news.<\/p>\n<p>Then, they decided to explain away Macron being shoved in the face as the two being playful.<\/p>\n<p>Video emerged of Macron standing inside his official plane after it arrived in Hanoi, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uswnt-vs-vietnam-notice-major-difference-two-national-anthems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vietnam<\/a>, on Sunday. As preparations were made for him and his wife to descend, a hand appeared from outside the video frame and pushed Macron&rsquo;s jaw.<\/p>\n<p>The arm shown in that moment had the same color jacket as Macron&rsquo;s wife, but her face never appeared in the frame.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">French Pres. Emmanuel Macron appeared to be pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte Macron as they arrived in Vietnam, the first stop of a Southeast Asia tour. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nqzICGPpeY\">https:\/\/t.co\/nqzICGPpeY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQnNSpMm1K\">pic.twitter.com\/VQnNSpMm1K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1926963047337246897?\">May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-meeting-gets-tense-macron-interrupts-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French president<\/a> then turned to wave as he realized he was on camera, according to the video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABC\/status\/1926963047337246897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, Macron and his wife made their official descent. As they left the plane, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/france-issues-response-macron-accused-leaving-illicit-item-plain-sight-photo-op\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macron<\/a> appeared to offer his arm to his wife, but she ignored the gesture.<\/p>\n<p>Macron&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/punk-ass-staffer-for-rashida-tlaib-d-gaza-assaults-chad-pergram\/\" title=\"Staff member for Rashida Tlaib involved in altercation with Chad Pergram\">office initially denied<\/a> the clip was authentic, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/brigitte-macron-emmanuel-macron-wife-france-president-hanoi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then one source said that the couple had been having a &ldquo;squabble.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A source that spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/26\/europe\/macron-brigitte-shove-vietnam-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> framed the incident as the two bickering.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >official explanation eventually framed<\/a> the incident as part of a lighthearted moment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a moment when the president and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by joking around,&rdquo; CBS reported that the media was told by a source connected with Macron&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a moment of togetherness. No more was needed to feed the mills of the conspiracy theorists,&rdquo; the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Macron also resorted to that explanation when he addressed the incident to the media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife,&rdquo; Macron said Monday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/26\/world-news\/emmanuel-macron-shoved-in-face-by-wife-during-squabble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>. &ldquo;People are saying all sorts of nonsense. Everyone needs to calm down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are horsing around and, really, joking with my wife,&rdquo; he explained, according to CBS.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a video showing me joking and teasing my wife and somehow that becomes a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe, with people even coming up with theories to explain it,&rdquo; he said, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The videos are all real, and yes, sometimes people tamper with them, but people are attributing all kinds of nonsense to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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They later attempted to downplay the incident by suggesting it was a playful moment between the couple. The footage showed Macron inside his official plane upon arriving in Hanoi, Vietnam, where a hand from outside the frame appeared to push his jaw. The arm matched Brigitte&#8217;s jacket color, but her face was not visible. After realizing he was on camera, Macron waved before they exited the plane together; however, when he offered his arm to her, she did not respond. Initially denying the video&#8217;s authenticity, Macron&#8217;s office later described it as a lighthearted exchange between them. In addressing the media about it, Macron stated they were just joking around and urged people not to overreact or create conspiracy theories surrounding the incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2439151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Emmanuel-Macron.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39341,55944,4410],"class_list":["post-2439150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-french-president","tag-pie-face","tag-wife"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Emmanuel-Macron.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439150"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439154,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439150\/revisions\/2439154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}