Viral video rocking French President + ATO whistleblower pleads guilty

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Deep Dive: It’s the viral video rocking the French President Emmanuel Macron. The vision appears to show his wife slapping him in the face as they were about to disembark a plane. 

The French leader has downplayed the incident, saying they were just joking but it’s sparked a controversial conversation about what was really going on. 

In this episode of The Briefing Natarsha Belling is joined by ex-police officer and domestic violence advocate Craig Doran to unpack what message downplaying the video sends.  

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