{"id":2439595,"date":"2025-05-27T18:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T22:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-and-elysee-finally-align-on-messaging-about-shove-from-wife\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T18:05:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T22:05:34","slug":"macron-and-elysee-finally-align-on-messaging-about-shove-from-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-and-elysee-finally-align-on-messaging-about-shove-from-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron and \u00c9lys\u00e9e finally align on messaging about shove from wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fmacron-and-elysee-finally-align-on-messaging-about-shove-from-wife%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=2439595&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 recent incident involving French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte at Hanoi airport has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pics-of-liam-paynes-room-show-damning-details-in-his-room-before-he-died\/\" title=\"Pics of Liam Payne&#039;s Room Show Damning Details in His Room Before He Died\">sparked significant media attention<\/a> after a video captured Brigitte shoving Macron in a lighthearted moment. Initial reactions from the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace included dismissals and conspiracy theories regarding the authenticity of the video. However, Macron later acknowledged the video&#8217;s validity, describing the moment as a benign interaction between spouses before a serious state engagement. <\/p>\n<p>Macron criticized the ensuing speculation and conspiracy theories that suggested interpersonal issues between him and his wife, likening the attention too other unfounded rumors about his conduct with world leaders. The \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace has since aligned with Macron&#8217;s narrative, framing the interaction as playful rather than problematic. despite attempts to clarify the situation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hemingway-what-did-foreign-companies-get-for-paying-biden-family\/\" title=\"Hemingway: What Did Foreign Companies Get For Paying Biden Family?\">media continues<\/a> to scrutinize the moment, while the couple has appeared publicly together as then.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Macron and &Eacute;lys&eacute;e Palace finally align on messaging about viral shove from wife<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2132824\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&Eacute;lys&eacute;e Palace<\/a> now appears to be on-message surrounding the bizarre video of the French president getting shoved in the face by his wife after touching down in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Video journalists reporting on the Monday arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Emmanuel Macron<\/a> and his wife Brigitte to Hanoi airport captured the shocking moment when the world leader was clearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3422089\/emmanuel-macron-dismisses-viral-video-wife-pushing-him-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">struck on the face<\/a> before deplaning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3422641\/king-charles-speech-canada-parliament-comments-trump\/\">King Charles applauds &#8216;self-determination&#8217; of &#8216;strong and free&#8217; Canada but plays nice on Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3422712\/trump-putin-criticism-warning-weighs-sanctions-russia-playing-with-fire\/\">Trump sharpens Putin criticism in warning as he weighs sanctions on Russia: &#8216;Playing with fire!&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3422758\/eu-hungary-lgbt-law-pride-events\/\">European Union countries pressure Hungary to revise new law banning LGBT pride events<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Initial responses from &Eacute;lys&eacute;e Palace haphazardly disputed the reports, alleging everything from conspiracy theories to manufactured video.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Macron and his team acknowledge the authenticity of the videos but claim that false narratives have been attached to a &ldquo;relaxing&rdquo; moment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this grab taken from video, French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to deplane on arrival, in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo\/Hau Dinh)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;So you see a video that shows me squabbling and joking around with my wife, and I&rsquo;m surprised [that the moment] becomes a sort of disaster of planetary proportion [in the press], with everyone having their own theory about it,&rdquo; he told reporters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hanoi<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Macron compared the moment to other conspiracy theories, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250515-tracking-the-disinfo-on-macron-s-cocaine-use-in-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"such as accusations\">such as accusations<\/a> he snorted cocaine with the German chancellor and British prime minister on a train, and dismissed suggestions that his frantic look on the airplane following the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >shove portrayed interpersonal troubles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He notably asserted that &ldquo;sometimes people tamper with&rdquo; video footage, &ldquo;attributing all kinds of nonsense to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are people who have watched videos and think I shared a bag of cocaine, that I had a fight with the Turkish president, and that now I&rsquo;m having a domestic dispute with my wife,&rdquo; said Macron. &ldquo;None of these are true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Disinformation and fake news are recurring complaints of Macron, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3408518\/emmanuel-macron-train-video-disinformation-campaign-french-enemies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">regularly accuses enemy nations <\/a>of sowing discord in the French press to destabilize the nation.<\/p>\n<p>&Eacute;lys&eacute;e Palace has fallen in line with Macron&rsquo;s characterization of the incident, describing it as a &ldquo;laugh&rdquo; between two spouses before a serious state engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, the specter of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-calls-biden-exit-questions-conspiracy\/\" title=\"Washington Post Calls Biden Exit Questions &#039;Conspiracy\">conspiracy theories&#038;rdquo<\/a>; was floated while simultaneously affirming the authenticity of the footage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French President Emmanuel Macron is received by Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin upon arrival in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Achmad Ibrahim)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh,&rdquo; an Elys&eacute;e aide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20250526-emmanuel-brigitte-macron-wife-push-shove-play-joke-plane-tour-vietnam-horsing-around\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2025\/05\/27\/macron-team-in-chaos-over-brigitte-shove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">outlets<\/a>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a moment of complicity. It was all that was needed to give ammunition to the conspiracy theorists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, an insider told state radio station France Info that the palace &ldquo;ballsed up&rdquo; by floating the idea of fake images, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2025\/05\/27\/macron-team-in-chaos-over-brigitte-shove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> the <em>Daily Telegraph<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3408518\/emmanuel-macron-train-video-disinformation-campaign-french-enemies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MACRON RESPONDS TO &lsquo;DISINFORMATION&rsquo; SPREAD BY VIRAL VIDEO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another said such moments require immediate and clear explanations, or &ldquo;it turns into the conspiracy theory sphere &mdash; we&rsquo;re in a world where there&rsquo;s a need for clarity so as not to let crazy stuff flourish.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French President Emmanuel Macron (center left) and his wife, Brigitte Macron (center right), participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument of national heroes and martyrs in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The shove and Macron&rsquo;s uncomfortable facial expressions continue to be picked apart in the international press, but the Macrons have appeared arm-in-arm for multiple events following the moment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2132824\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2132824\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macron and \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace align on messaging about viral shove<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2439596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25146359044797.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56015,50979,16409],"class_list":["post-2439595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-elysee","tag-macron-2","tag-messaging"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25146359044797.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439595","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\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439595"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439599,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439595\/revisions\/2439599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}