Elysee plays down apparent shove on Macron from wife in Vietnam


France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron react as they pose for photos during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. NHAC NGUYEN/Pool via REUTERS

HANOI (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron's office on Monday played down an incident in which his wife, Brigitte, appeared to push him in the face as the couple arrived in Vietnam at the start of a Southeast Asia tour.

In a video, Brigitte Macron appeared to shove her husband before he descended from the presidential plane late on Sunday, causing him to step back before he recovered and waved to the cameras at the foot of the stairs of the aircraft.

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