Macron arrived early at the White House to join a Group of Seven call. The leaders met one-on-one around lunchtime, and began their press conference shortly before 3 p.m.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s office has broken its silence after a video went viral in which his wife Brigitte Macron appeared to push him in the face during a visit to Vietnam.

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French President Emmanuel Macron's office Monday played down the moment his wife, Brigitte Macron, appeared to shove him in the face in Vietnam at the start of the couple's Southeast Asia tour.