The US President the day before recalled the episode with the French President's slap in the face from his wife, saying that he was still recovering from a blow to the jaw.
“The words that I heard and to which you refer are neither elegant nor worthy. Therefore, I am not going to answer them, it does not deserve an answer,” Macron told reporters upon arrival in Seoul, where he is on an official visit with his wife.
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In May 2025, during the Macrons' visit to Vietnam, the French first lady slapped her husband as he was about to get off the plane. The moment was caught on video, and the French President, commenting on it, said that nothing like that actually happened, but he and his wife were just joking.
