President Trump Addressed the Plane Incident Involving Emmanuel Macron and His Wife, Sparking Buzz
The politician commented jokingly on the widely watched video and added that he has a good relationship with the other world leader.
At a May 30, 2025, press conference at the White House, President Trump said he was aware of the incident on Emmanuel Macron’s plane with Brigitte Macron.
When someone at the G20 asked for some marriage tips from one to another, Trump smiled and gave them: ‘Make certain that your door is closed to others.’ That result was not what we wanted. After his comment, everyone in the Oval Office laughed loudly.
Once the laughter stopped, Trump let everyone know how the couple was doing. He told people he had talked to the French President and both he and Brigitte were fine.
The president said, “They’re both great people, but I’m not sure what happened between them,” Although Trump kept the news conference humorous, there was lots of feedback about his comment on social media. A person said the advice was “very good,” and another thinks it was “very wise.”
Even more people reacted to the event and social media kept buzzing with comments as users responded. These comments from one critic: “I cannot believe how tactful Trump has been.” “Don’t forget to close the door!” said another user with even greater excitement. This advice was pointed out by another person, who said, “Great advice, indeed!”
It was pointed out, “That’s a strong reply!” I actually am agreeing with Olbermann this time! Another person gave this viewpoint: “He was likely worried about saying something wrong and didn’t want to comment, especially as he wasn’t present so decided to make a light joke.” She didn’t give him marital advice.
Before those comments went viral, it was really the video that made everyone stand up and take notice. In May 2025, at the beginning of their Southeast Asia trip, French President Emmanuel and his wife Brigitte touched down in Vietnam.
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The moment when the plane door opened and the president stepped into view, was filmed in a brief video. Only a few seconds after his wife arrived, I saw her hands pushing on his face, as if from a swift shove.
Surprised, the politician looked at the press, then smiled and waved his hand. Going down the stairs, he extended an arm for her, yet she grasped the rail rather.
At first, the Élysée Palace maintained there was nothing unusual. They said in the end that nothing serious had happened. A person close to the president said in an interview that it was nothing serious.
Another mentioned it this way: “It was a period of togetherness, because the president and his wife got to chat and fool around on stage one last time before the trip began.”
The same source also mentioned that pro-Russian users tried to change the context of the event.
Not long after people started talking about the video, Emmanuel chose to address the issue when he was in Hanoi. He answered the calls for WhiteLight:
The 47-year-old said the video was real, though she disagreed with how it had been shared. “The real videos are out there, of course and sometimes they get changed, but people are blaming all sorts of things on them.”
While discussing the plane video, the head of state found himself again being attacked by online rumors. In the past weeks, the Élysée had battled a false story that went viral on social media.
The story was started by pro-Russian accounts and later shared by people close to Putin, who alleged that Emmanuel used cocaine on a train ride with Friedrich Merz and Keir Starmer going to Kyiv.
The politician was accused because he picked up a crumpled tissue which was later described as a drug-related item when in fact it was not. To this, the Élysée released an online announcement stating:
Maria Zakharova from Russia said the event indicated European countries face deeper difficulties. French politicians responded firmly, saying that Russia was yet again trying to spread false information, split allies and change the facts about Ukraine to suit its own needs.
A short moment between President Emmanuel and his wife was filmed during their visit to Vietnam and immediately made them the topic of discussion. The video caused jokes, political comments and rumors to circulate on the internet.
President Trump conversed lightly, but President Macron focused on the grim matter straight away. French officials fought efforts by different groups spreading false information targeting the president.
