Macron Explains Shove From Wife Brigitte

(RT) French President Emmanuel Macron has downplayed a viral video showing his wife Brigitte pushing his face as they disembarked from a plane, describing the moment as the two of them just having fun.

The footage, captured on Sunday in Hanoi, Vietnam, shows the aircraft door opening to reveal Macron speaking to someone off camera.

Moments later, two arms in red sleeves reach out and push his face, covering his mouth and jaw.

He steps back before regaining his balance, then smiles and waves after noticing the cameras.

Brigitte, wearing a red jacket, soon appears beside him. Macron offers his arm, which she declines, and they walk down the stairs together.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Macron said he was “surprised” by the wave of speculation about the incident.

“There’s a video showing me and my wife bickering and joking, and somehow that becomes a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe, with people even coming up with theories to explain it,” he said.