The Elysee Palace commented on the incident with the slap to Macron.

The Elysee Palace confirmed the authenticity of the video in which French President Emmanuel Macron received a slap in the face from his wife Brigitte, and called the incident a marital quarrel. This was reported on May 26 by the RMC TV channel.

It is reported that the Elysee Palace initially denied the authenticity of the video, suggesting that it could have been generated using artificial intelligence. Later, the French president's press service confirmed the authenticity of the footage and called the incident a marital quarrel.

An unnamed close friend of Macron said that the episode with the slap was the moment when the politician and his wife allowed themselves to "fool around a bit" before the start of the tour, the Newspaper adds.Ru». According to him, this incident is too small to give conspiracy theorists more "food for thought."

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On the same day, the French leader's wife Brigitte Macron slapped her husband during a visit to Vietnam on the presidential plane when his door opened.