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When Donald Trump was asked if he had any marital advice for Emmanuel Macron, he replied with, “Make sure the door remains closed."
Donald Trump reacted to the video which was filmed as Emmanuel Macron and his wife arrived in Vietnam.
US President Donald Trump weighed in on a viral video of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte that ignited widespread speculation online, calling the couple “really good people" and assuring that “they’re fine."
The video, filmed as Emmanuel Macron and his wife arrived in Vietnam, shows Brigitte playfully pushing her husband’s face as the pair exited a plane. The clip quickly circulated on social media, prompting rumors and commentary about the nature of the interaction.
During a press event in the Oval Office, Donald Trump addressed the clip when asked by a reporter, saying that he had spoken with Emmanuel Macron directly.
“They’re two really good people I know very well, and I don’t know what that was all about," Donald Trump said.
When Donald Trump was asked if he had any marital advice for Emmanuel Macron, he replied with, “Make sure the door remains closed."
What Macron’s Office Said On Viral Video
Initially, the Élysée Palace dismissed the video as fake, but later confirmed its authenticity, describing it as a lighthearted moment between the couple. Emmanuel Macron echoed this sentiment as he said, “We are horsing around and, really, joking with my wife."
“It becomes a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe," he added, criticizing the way a private exchange had been blown out of proportion.
“It was a moment where the President and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by horsing around. It was all that was needed to give ammunition to the conspiracy theorists," the statement said.
Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, who met when he was a student and she was his teacher, have long attracted public fascination.
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First Published:News world Trump's Advice To Macron On Viral Wife Slap Video: 'Make Sure Door Remains Closed'
