Trump reacts to Macron wife 'slap' controversy: 'Keep the door closed'

Trump, asked if he has marital advice for French President Macron after a video emerged of his wife slapping him before they departed an airplane, said: “Make sure the door remains closed.”

The president says he spoke with Macron after video captured his wife shoving him in the face just as they arrived on a visit to Vietnam.

“No, he's fine,” Trump added. “Two really good people I know very well ... I don't know what that was all about.”

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