French President Emmanuel Macron has been exposed to an embarrassing situation after an autistic journalist asked him about his relationship with his wife, Brigitte, and how he was related to her, who was his teacher.
“You are the boss, you have to set an example and don’t marry your teacher!” said the journalist during a session with autistic interlocutors of “Le Papotin”, a store founded in 1990 in a nursery in Paris.
The question was met with laughter, with the interviewer describing them as “extraordinary reporters” known for asking such bold questions.
Macron replied: “You don’t choose who you love. She wasn’t really my teacher, she taught me theater. It does not matter.
The president’s response to the question was met with chuckles, with one reporter saying, “It was a clever answer.” Macron replied: “That’s right! You are already reviewing my answers. It’s not like she’s the math teacher.”
“I’m trying to negotiate”
Looking at the reporter, Macron jokingly said: “I’m trying to negotiate.”
Macron, 45, met Brigitte, 69, when he was teaching literature to a 15-year-old girl at La Providence High School.
