Macron's face appears to be shoved by wife in Vietnam

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French President Emmanuel Macron’s arrival in Vietnam on Sunday (May 25) took an unexpected turn, not due to diplomacy, but due to a viral video.  As Macron’s plane door opened in Hanoi, footage captured his wife, Brigitte Macron, placing both hands on his face and giving it a light shove.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron's arrival in Vietnam on Sunday took an unexpected turn,

00:08not due to diplomacy, but due to a viral video. As Macron's plane door opened in Hanoi,

00:14footage captured his wife, Brigitte Macron, placing both hands on his face and giving it

00:19a light shove. The French president appeared momentarily startled but quickly recovered,

00:24turning to wave as Brigitte remained mostly hidden behind the aircraft door.

00:28The couple then descended the stairs for an official welcome. An Élysée official played

00:34down the moment, denying it showed an argument between the couple, who have been married since

00:402007. Vietnam marks the first stop in President Macron's week-long tour of Southeast Asia.

00:47He is expected to visit Indonesia and Singapore, promoting France as a stable partner amid growing

00:53regional influence from both the United States and China.

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