France’s globalist poster boy, Emmanuel Macron, took more than just a diplomatic hit this week—he got publicly humiliated by his own wife in front of rolling cameras, global press, and Vietnamese officials. In a moment that has stunned France and embarrassed the Élysée Palace, Brigitte Macron, 72, shoved her husband in the face and called him a “loser,” according to a professional lip reader who analyzed the viral footage.
The cringe-worthy exchange unfolded as the French presidential couple stepped off their jet in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sunday. With cameras rolling, President Macron appeared startled when his wife placed both hands on his face and gave him a firm shove. And just when it seemed things couldn’t get more awkward, she reportedly muttered a brutal four-word insult: “Dégage, espèce de loser.” Translation? “Stay away, you loser.”
Yes, really.
While Macron, 47, later tried to brush off the incident as a harmless “squabble,” the icy body language and undeniable tension between the couple told a very different story. The French president appeared rattled but quickly tried to regain composure, waving to cameras and attempting to preserve some sense of dignity in the moment.
But the damage was done. And thanks to a professional lip reader cited by *The Express*, we now know just how ugly the exchange really was.
According to the expert analysis, the drama began the moment the aircraft door opened. Macron turned to greet his wife, but Brigitte pushed him in the face. He awkwardly muttered “Hi” and tried to gesture for her to follow him with a “Let’s go,” attempting to steer the moment back on course. But she wasn’t having it.
At the top of the stairs, Macron offered his arm—a traditional gesture for First Ladies descending aircraft stairs during diplomatic arrivals. Brigitte rejected it and clung to the railing instead. Her frosty reply: “Stay away, you loser.”
Ouch.
Macron, clearly taken aback, tried one last time, saying “Let’s try, please?” to which she coldly responded, “No.” His final, resigned “I see” summed up the entire public spectacle.
If this is how things play out in front of world leaders and media cameras, one can only imagine what goes on behind closed doors at the Élysée.
The footage initially prompted denial from Macron’s office, which tried to claim the video was fake. But that lie quickly collapsed, and officials were forced to admit the incident was real. Still, Macron scrambled to do damage control, calling the moment a harmless joke and accusing critics of turning it into a “geo-planetary catastrophe.”
Spare us the dramatics, Monsieur le Président. The only “catastrophe” here is the crumbling image of a man who once fancied himself the golden boy of European politics.
Let’s not forget, Macron’s marriage to Brigitte has always raised eyebrows. The couple met in 1993 when Brigitte, then a 39-year-old high school teacher, taught a drama class attended by her 15-year-old student—Emmanuel Macron. She was also his classmate’s mother. The two began a relationship years later and married in 2007, but their unconventional origin story has long fueled gossip.
Now, with this public display of disrespect and tension, the carefully polished façade of France’s “First Couple” is cracking.
Whether it’s Brigitte’s slapdown or the president’s increasingly shaky political footing at home—where Macron’s approval ratings continue to slide and his globalist agenda remains deeply unpopular—this embarrassing moment is just the latest in a string of setbacks for France’s leader.
And for conservatives watching across the Atlantic, it’s another reminder that the so-called “progressive elite” can’t even hold their own households together, let alone lead a nation.
Maybe instead of preaching climate alarmism and pushing EU power grabs, Macron should focus on sorting out the drama in his own marriage. Because right now, the only thing falling faster than his political clout is his dignity on the world stage.
