He says they were joking. “We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife.” Hau Dinh / AP By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press updated on May 27, 2025 2 minutes to read ...

Macron later told reporters that the couple — married since 2007 after meeting at the high school where he was a student and she was a teacher — were simply joking around.

Macron's office initially denied the authenticity of the images, before they were confirmed as genuine. Later, Macron told reporters that he and his wife had just been joking around.

What’s droopy, floppy and sagging around the office? No, it’s not your crabby boss — it’s your flabby butt. Sitting on one’s backside for hours on end, slouched in a seat while staring ...

His office said the images caught “a moment where the president and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by horsing around.” ...