"It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh," an Élysée Palace official said.

French President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte appeared to push his face away as they arrived in Vietnam. An official in his office says they were just "decompressing."

French President Emmanuel Macron was quick to shut down any speculation about a viral video that appeared to show his wife, Brigitte Macron, shoving his face, but that hasn’t stopped social media users from pointing out controversial details about their relationship.