France, April 2 -- "The remarks that I heard and to which you are referring are neither elegant nor appropriate," Macron told reporters upon arriving in South Korea, where he is on an official visit with his wife.

"So I will not respond to them, this does not deserve a response," he said.

Trump made the comments during a private lunch on Wednesday in a video briefly posted on the White House YouTube channel before access was blocked. Trump mocks Macron

In the video, Trump said he had called Macron to ask for "help in the Gulf".

Before describing the exchange, he said Brigitte Macron "treats him extremely badly. Still recovering from the right to the jaw," referring to a video from May 2025 that appeared to show her pushing her husband...