Trump mocks Macron over wife’s’slap’ (VIDEO)

(SeaPRwire) –   The US president said the French leader’s spouse treats him “extremely badly”

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly mocked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron’s relationship with his wife Brigitte, sparking outrage across France.

Trump made the remarks during a private White House lunch on Wednesday, with the event’s feed possibly accidentally posted online. He could be heard complaining about France’s refusal to join the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, before stating that Brigitte Macron treats her husband “extremely badly” and claiming the French president is “still recovering from the right to the jaw.” 

The joke referenced a widely circulated May 2025 video that appeared to show Brigitte Macron pushing her husband’s face while aboard a plane after landing in Hanoi. Macron later dismissed the incident as the couple “bickering and joking.”

Trump’s comments, which drew laughter from the White House audience, faced fierce condemnation in France. Macron told reporters the remarks were “neither elegant, nor appropriate,” and did not “deserve a response.” French politicians from across the political spectrum also denounced Trump for ridiculing a fellow head of state. 

National Assembly speaker Yael Braun-Pivet called the remarks “beneath contempt,” adding that “people are dying on the battlefield, yet the US president is laughing and mocking others.” Manuel Bompard of the far-left France Unbowed party also shared that despite his own disagreements with Macron, “I cannot tolerate Donald Trump speaking about Macron and his wife in that manner.”

This public mockery comes amid a growing rift between Washington and European NATO nations over the Iran war. Several countries have refused to take part in offensive operations, while France, Spain, and Italy have gone a step further by restricting U.S. access to their airspace or military bases for anti-Iran operations. 

Trump has responded by labeling NATO a “paper tiger” and threatening to withdraw the U.S. from the alliance. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also signaled that Washington might “re-examine” its NATO membership following the war.

Trump’s mockery of Macron follows a series of scandals surrounding his wife Brigitte. In January, a Paris court convicted 10 people for online harassment over conspiracy theories falsely claiming the French first lady is transgender. Separately, she sparked a scandal in December when she referred to feminist protesters as “stupid b***hes” in a leaked backstage video, prompting a wave of criticism from activists and politicians.