Trump Vs Macron: French President Retorts To ‘wife Treats Him Badly’ Dig In Iran War Address

2 min readApr 2, 2026 05:59 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hit out at Donald Trump for undermining the Western military alliance NATO by “casting doubts” over Washington’s commitment to the alliance, hours after the US President earlier said he was “absolutely” considering withdrawing America from the alliance.

Trump, while addressing the gathering at Easter Lunch event at White House on Wednesday, mocked the French president and said, “I called up France, Macron, whose wife treats him extremely badly, and he’s still recovering from the right to the jaw.” The US president was referring to a video from last year, which purportedly showed Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte Macron, shoving his face.

During an interview with Reuters, Trump was asked if he was thinking of pulling out of NATO and said, “I’ll be discussing my disgust with NATO. Oh, absolutely without question. Wouldn’t you do that if you were me?”

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During his state visit to Seoul, Macron also pushed back against the military deployment and action in the Middle East and said any attempt to “liberate” the Strait of Hormuz was unrealistic. Macron said that continuing the war with Iran may not provide a solution to the nuclear issue.

Macron also addressed the personal remarks passed on by Trump regarding his marriage, and dismissed them as “neither elegant nor up to standard.”

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