Trolled: Brigitte Macron
21 October 2025

Trolled: Brigitte Macron

The Slow Newscast

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The French President and the First Lady of France are taking American right wing commentator Candace Owens to court in Delaware over bizarre claims the First Lady is transgender and the President is part of a CIA-backed mind-control programme, among many other conspiracy theories. But how much are the French President and the First Lady risking in doing so?


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