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'Just joking': Macron denies dispute with wife, blames disinformation

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) poses with his wife Brigitte Macron during a state dinner with Vietnam's President Luong Cuong at the International Convention Center in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. [AFP]

French President Emmanuel Macron denied Monday having a domestic dispute with his wife Brigitte after a video appeared to show her shoving his face away when they touched down for a visit to Vietnam, blaming disinformation campaigns for trying to put false meaning on the footage.

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