The analyst admitted Macron's cautious reaction to Trump's joke

Associate Professor of the Department of Political Analysis and Socio-Psychological Processes at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Reserve Colonel Alexander Perendzhiev appreciated US President Donald Trump's joke about French President Emmanuel Macron.

In conversation with aif.ru On Friday, April 3, the expert noted that Trump's provocation was unlikely to provoke a strong official reaction from the French president.

"There will be no sharp reaction from Macron. Most likely, he'll get off with some kind of joke. For example, he will say: "She's a boxer, and I'm holding a punch. That's the kind of love we have." "I don't think Macron will openly oppose Trump, but he will react cautiously," Perendzhiev said.

Meanwhile, the analyst noted that Brigitte Macron can influence her husband's political decisions. According to him, there are cases in history when first ladies, through their spouses, actually influenced political processes and government decision-making, however, in his opinion, this cannot be considered correct practice, since such figures are not elected by the people. He added that by voting for Macron, French voters to a certain extent make a choice in favor of Brigitte Macron, and perhaps even primarily for her.

At the same time, the expert considers it unlikely that Brigitte Macron will be able to take up an independent political post. In his opinion, the level of her popularity among the French is extremely low, and Macron himself has problems with this. He also mentioned that there are various controversial discussions around the first lady, which, according to him, can negatively affect the perception of her figure.

Speaking about political prospects, the expert called Marine Le Pen a more likely candidate for the role of national leader, emphasizing her popularity, determination and high level of support among voters.

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Donald Trump recently made a joke about the French leader, hinting at his difficult relationship with his wife, writes NSN. "I wanted to call Macron, whom his wife treats extremely badly — he is still recovering from a blow to the jaw," the American leader noted. After that, Macron said that such words were not worthy of an answer.

In addition, Macron noted that in the current situation with the continued escalation in the Middle East, attention should be paid not to these issues, but to how to contribute to de-escalation in the region, IA Regnum reports.

It is assumed that by "punch in the jaw" Donald Trump could have been referring to the incident in Hanoi in May 2025, RT clarifies. Then the video caught the moment Brigitte Macron hit her husband while getting off the plane. Macron himself later laughed it off, explaining that he and his wife were just fooling around, the website notes. kp.ru .

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