Brigitte Macron says time as French first lady laid bare the ‘wickedness and stupidity’ of the world

NewsWorldEuropeBrigitte Macron says time as French first lady laid bare the ‘wickedness and stupidity’ of the worldBrigitte Macron has faced years of baseless attacks over her gender and sexualityJames C. Reynolds Monday 27 April 2026 11:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965480","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brigitte-macron-world-stupidity-first-lady-france-b2965480.html","title":"Brigitte Macron says role showed her the ‘wickedness and stupidity’ of the world"}}CloseTrump takes dig at Macron, says wife treats him 'extremely badly'On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Brigitte Macron said her time as first lady of France has...