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So Europe is into getting rid of fake news right? How about this for an explanation: "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," an Élysée Palace official said.
You watch the video and decide for yourself. I didn't see Macron laughing.
When even NBC is covering it, you know it's bad.
www.nbcnews.com
French President Emmanuel Macron's office Monday played down the moment his wife,Brigitte Macron, appeared to shove him in the face in Vietnam at the start of the couple's Southeast Asia tour.
In the video captured Sunday, Macron could be seen standing in a plane's open doorway when a hand appears to shove him in the face. Macron then pauses, turns to face outside the plane, and flashes a smile and waves, before moving out of frame.
The person who pushed Macron was largely out of frame, but appeared to be wearing a a jacket matching the suit color Brigitte Macron had on when the couple exited the aircraft together minutes later. Macron appeared to offer his wife his arm, which she did not take.
An official for the Elysee Palace played down the moment, saying the couple were "having a laugh."
"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," the official said in a statement, according to Reuters, calling it a "moment of closeness."
You watch the video and decide for yourself. I didn't see Macron laughing.
When even NBC is covering it, you know it's bad.
Macron's office downplays video appearing to show his wife pushing him in the face
"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," an Élysée Palace official said.
www.nbcnews.com
French President Emmanuel Macron's office Monday played down the moment his wife,Brigitte Macron, appeared to shove him in the face in Vietnam at the start of the couple's Southeast Asia tour.
In the video captured Sunday, Macron could be seen standing in a plane's open doorway when a hand appears to shove him in the face. Macron then pauses, turns to face outside the plane, and flashes a smile and waves, before moving out of frame.
The person who pushed Macron was largely out of frame, but appeared to be wearing a a jacket matching the suit color Brigitte Macron had on when the couple exited the aircraft together minutes later. Macron appeared to offer his wife his arm, which she did not take.
An official for the Elysee Palace played down the moment, saying the couple were "having a laugh."
"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," the official said in a statement, according to Reuters, calling it a "moment of closeness."
