“[It has since] become a kind of planetary catastrophe, and some [people] are even coming up with theories.” He continued by discussing the unfounded claims that he had been using cocaine during.
His meetings with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The three had gathered with the intention of mediating a settlement between Russia and Ukraine.
The image in question just showed Macron’s table with a tissue on it. His fingers were forcibly seized during a handshake by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
According to accounts circulated online shortly after. Many speculated that this was part of Erdogan’s power play. Macron went on, speaking in Hanoi:
“For three weeks, some people have seen recordings and believe I shared a bag of cocaine, got into a fight with the Turkish president, and now I’m fighting with my wife at home.
“None of these are true.” He acknowledged that all of the videos were “completely authentic,” but he emphasized that the narratives that people made up online weren’t.
