Controversial images with Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron: “a chionex”, a moment of marital “complicity” or a shot in front?
A video recording with Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron, in which the hand of the French leader hits the president's face, was surprised at the time of their arrival in Vietnam, at the beginning of a tour in Southeast Asia, arousing numerous comments on social networks, AFP reports on Monday.
In the images filmed on Sunday night by the American press agency Associated Press on the airport in Hanoi, you can see the door of the presidential plane, then the silhouette of Emmanuel Macron appears, while it was still inside the flight apparatus, according to Agerpres.
Suddenly, an arm of his wife appears in the frame, without Brigitte Macron could be seen entirely, and she energetically turns a hand to the president's face, in a gesture that may seem a small blow.
Brigitte Macron went down holding the railing, not by the president's arm
Emmanuel Macron seemed surprised, but he quickly turned to make a greeting out. The presidential couple then headed for the stairs of the plane, Emmanuel Macron stretched his right arm to give him his wife, as he usually proceeds, but she did not catch and descended, holding a hand of the stairs.
The images were viral on the Internet during the Sunday night to Monday, being distributed especially by several accounts on the social networks that are usually hostile to President Emmanuel Macron.
Elysee Palace first denied the veracity of the images before they were authenticated.
A close relative of President Macron spoke of a trivial “bickering” between the two spouses.
Emmanuel seemed surprised by his wife's gesture. Photo Capture video X Press TV Français
“It was a moment when his president and his wife relaxed for the last time before the beginning of the trip, teasing each other 'finally said, on Monday, a source from Emmanuel Macron's entourage in front of journalists who cover this tournament from a media point of view.
“It was a moment of complicity. Only it was necessary to give water to the Conspiracyists”added the same source, which assigned negative comments primarily to pro-Russian spheres.
The French leader started in Hanoi a tour of about a week in Southeast Asia. Macron will also move to Indonesia and Singapore.
The relationship between Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, is sometimes upset by quarrels “by the walls” at the Elysée Palace, wrote, in 2021, the French magazine Gala.
