Lip reader reveals what Emmanuel Macron’s wife said to him after plane shove
French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife delivered a scathing remark just moments after shoving him in the face, a lip reader has claimed.
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife delivered a scathing four-word remark just moments after shoving him in the face, a lip reader has revealed.
Shocking footage showed Brigitte Macron, 72, place both hands on her husband’s face before shoving him firmly just moments after the President’s plane door opened upon arrival in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi.
While the embarrassed-looking leader claimed the pair were “squabbling,” a professional lip reader has since decoded the shocking exchange.
“As the aircraft door opens, President Macron is seen turning toward Brigitte. In an unexpected moment, she pushes him in the face,” a lip reader told The Express.
After the door opened and Macron noticed that the cameras were on him, he then said “Hi” before raising his hand.
“Emmanuel then steps closer to Brigitte before composing himself and crossing to the other side. Moments later, he signals for her to follow him with, ‘Let’s go,’” the lip reader said.
“He thanks the pilot and waves at the cameras, trying to recover the public-facing image.”
“But at the top of the stairs, things turn icy again. He offers his arm; she ignores it, choosing to cling to the railing instead. As she passes, she appears to mutter, ‘Dégage, espèce de loser,’ translated in English, ‘Stay away, you loser.’”
Moments later, the lip reader claims Macron said, “Essayons, s’il te plaît” — which translated to, “Let’s try, please?”
She then responds, “Non.”
“His closing expression, and the phrase lip-read as ‘Je vois,’ translated in English “I see” says it all,” the lip reader went on.
Hot Take: A rare unguarded exchange that hints at deeper tensions between the couple. One to watch, especially with a packed diplomatic schedule ahead.”
Immediately after the shove, Macron, 47, appears startled — but quickly recovers when realising he is in the public’s view.
Brigitte then didn’t take her husband’s proffered arm when making her way down the staircase, where Vietnamese officials greeted them.
The French leader’s office initially denied the authenticity of the footage, but eventually confirmed it was genuine.
The President has since tried to downplay the ordeal. “We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife,” Macron said, adding that the incident was being overblown into “a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe” by his enemies.
“People are saying all sorts of nonsense. Everyone needs to calm down,” he added.
The duo, who have been married since 2007, first met in 1993 when Brigitte was a 39-year-old high school teacher and Emmanuel was her 15-year-old student and a classmate of her daughter.
This article was originally published on the New York Post
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