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Traditional Catholic Faith => Politics and World Leaders => Topic started by: Geremia on July 27, 2025, 06:26:24 PM
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Macrons Sue Candace Owens Over Claim That French First Lady Is a Man (https://thenewamerican.com/world-news/macrons-sue-candace-owens-over-claim-that-french-first-lady-is-a-man/)
by Paul Dragu July 24, 2025
The first couple of France are suing an American podcaster over claims that the French First Lady is really a man. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday in a U.S. court against Candace Owens, who has refused to retract her claim despite insistence by the Macrons.
The Macrons will have to prove “actual malice” on the part of Owens. They’ll have to make a compelling argument that Owens knew what she was saying about Brigitte Macron was false but broadcast it anyway. This will be a high mountain to scale. Owens has put together an eight-part series that, to many, makes a compelling case, as wild as it initially seems. She has relied heavily on research and investigative reporting conducted by French investigative journalist Xavier Poussard, who wrote the book Becoming Brigitte. Owens has put her career on the line over this story. To prove that she knowingly made false claims will be difficult.
Not the First Suit by Macrons
The lawsuit against Owens follows one the Macrons filed against Poussard just days earlier. Poussard, interestingly, is being sued for cyberbullying, not defamation. Poussard has left France and moved to Italy over alleged harassment related to his reporting on the Macrons.
The Macrons’ suit comes on the heels of another related and interesting development. Earlier this month, two French women who were previously convicted of defamation over identical claims that Brigitte Macron was really a man were cleared of the charge on appeal in a French court. The Daily Mail reported, “Judges sitting at the Paris Appeal Court on Thursday ruled that Amandine Roy, a 53-year-old clairvoyant, and Natacha Rey, 49 and a blogger, had every legal right to make the sulphurous allegations.”
The claim about Brigitte Macron has been repeated widely, including on the most popular podcast in the world, The Joe Rogan Experience, which is said to average up to 11 million listeners per episode.
Owens’ and Poussard’s claim is that Brigitte Macron was actually born Jean-Michel Trogneux, a boy. They allege that Brigitte assumed her current identity after her “brother” disappeared from public records, which happened to be around the time Brigitte emerged. In her video series, Owens compares photos of Jean-Michel Trogneux to Brigitte to make the case that they share facial features. She also presents other arguments. Owens claims the Macrons have refused to make any legitimate efforts to prove her wrong. She claims they refuse to provide a birth certificate or pictures of Brigitte with her brother. The Macrons, for their part, argue they shouldn’t have to prove that Brigitte is not a man.
Owens’ Claims
Owens also often takes issue with the Macrons’ age discrepancy. She alleges the two actually connected when Emmanuel was 14, not 15 as conventionally believed. Brigitte was a 39-year-old teacher, which would render her a pederast if the two had a sɛҳuąƖ relations at the time. A frequent theme of Owens’ podcasts is the prevalence of pedophilia among the elites around the world. The couple’s age gap is not disputed by anyone.
The Macrons’ lawsuit was the lead story on Owens’ Wednesday podcast episode. She said she learned about it through the media before receiving personal notice. “Today, I have been sued by the first lady-man of France,” she said at the beginning. “I am floored. Are you floored? Because this is just goofy. You are officially a very goofy man, Brigitte.”
Owens believes the suit is a PR attempt to soften the embarrassment brought upon the couple. She indicated she was ready for the fight and that she looked forward to presenting her argument.
Not the First Foreign Suit Against Americans
Although rare, this isn’t the first time American media figures have been sued by foreign nationals. In 2021, Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil sued Fox News, Lou Dobbs, and Sidney Powell for $250 million alleging that they defamed him by implicating him in a vote-rigging conspiracy. A judge had dismissed Powell as a defendant before the case was ultimately settled out of court.
In 2019, Svetlana Lokhova sued a number of American media outlets alleging that they defamed her by reporting she had had contact with General Michael Flynn on behalf of Russia, portraying her as a Russian spy. Her lawsuit was dismissed, and the dismissal was upheld on appeal.
The Macrons’ lawsuit will present another test to Americans’ speech rights. It is highly unusual for foreign nationals to sue Americans, much more so foreign nationals who happen to be the heads of a major first-world state. Will the Macrons learn a personal lesson about the American First Amendment? Or do they have something up their sleeve that will not bode well for Owens — and therefore the rest of us?
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Macron Just Became an Enemy of "Israel"
https://rumble.com/v6wo46u-macron-just-became-an-enemy-of-israel.html?e9s=src_v1_cmd%2Csrc_v1_ucp_a
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It seems most world leaders are extremely creepy and evil.
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Macron Just Became an Enemy of "Israel"
https://rumble.com/v6wo46u-macron-just-became-an-enemy-of-israel.html?e9s=src_v1_cmd%2Csrc_v1_ucp_a
Fuentes' tizzy fit over the way Candace Owens challenged him during an interview on her show is still eating at him. I mean, really eating at him. It's palatable. Rather than presenting simply an analysis on the French's rather sudden decision to recognize the state of Palatine - lets face it, Macron was holding out - Fuentes uses it as an opportunity to fanboy Macron and attack Candace who is daring to discredit Fuente's new idol. In fact this interview has really working me up to what Fuentes is really about. We know that Candace has been running this series 'becoming Brigette' for a while now - I believe February of this year was the first episode - long before Macron made any such announcement. So for Fuentes to come out and say that Candace is attacking Macron BECAUSE of this announcement shows us exactly where his true loyalties lie. He is in the game of damage control and deflection: "Oh hey, Macron has just made this amazing announcement; he's actually a good guy. Love him! You must love him too! Who cares what pervert he is married to. Doesn't matter. Forget all that. Concentrate on the fact that he has declared for Palestine."
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Would it be asking too much, for Brigitte to submit to an independently-verified DNA test, to prove that she has female chromosomes?
Or would that go against some French concept of the autonomy of the human person (or something like that)?
Seems to me that would put the matter to rest.
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Those elites are certainly "ballsy".
Takes a lot of guts to sue someone for defamation, when "Brigitte" is clearly a man. I'd love to see that go to court.
The truth is CLEARLY on Candace Owens' side here.
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Those elites are certainly "ballsy".
Takes a lot of guts to sue someone for defamation, when "Brigitte" is clearly a man. I'd love to see that go to court.
The truth is CLEARLY on Candace Owens' side here.
Candace is spot on. This is not about proving her wrong. This is about planting doubt. The public have so much info thrown at them that they can't contain it all but they will remember that the Macrons tried to sue Owens. It's damage control; their one last big PR job before their exit - which is only a matter of time. They have become an embarrassing liability.
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Would it be asking too much, for Brigitte to submit to an independently-verified DNA test, to prove that she has female chromosomes?
Or would that go against some French concept of the autonomy of the human person (or something like that)?
Seems to me that would put the matter to rest.
That s/he has not done so says a lot.
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But here's a big question I have: if Brigitte is really a man, then why have they only brought this up now? 4/5ths of the way through his tenure as president of France?
For those who don't know, Macron was trailing in the polls until early 2017 when a scandal sank François Fillion, the previous establishment candidate. This sank his chances and the party that used to be the establishment right-wing of the Fifth Republic. If they wanted to use this against him, they had two chances in 2022 and 2017 to distract from Monsieur Jesse Ventura over there and elect someone else.
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But here's a big question I have: if Brigitte is really a man, then why have they only brought this up now? 4/5ths of the way through his tenure as president of France?
For those who don't know, Macron was trailing in the polls until early 2017 when a scandal sank François Fillion, the previous establishment candidate. This sank his chances and the party that used to be the establishment right-wing of the Fifth Republic. If they wanted to use this against him, they had two chances in 2022 and 2017 to distract from Monsieur Jesse Ventura over there and elect someone else.
It was attempted in the past (see below) but it's taken a gutsy American who can stand tall behind the First amendment of the Bill of Rights. Without that shield its a pretty dangerous venture.
"When did the rumor about Brigitte Macron's birth gender start?
According to local reports, last summer, a defamation lawsuit was filed against two French women, who appeared in a YouTube video claiming that Brigitte was born in 1953 as a boy under the name "Jean-Michel Trogneux," which is in fact Brigitte's brother's name.
In 2021, Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey shared the four-hour video on YouTube, and years later, they were persecuted by a court in Normandy city for sharing the allegation against Brigitte Macron." Ref: The Node, 17 March 2024.
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15 min. excerpt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOiaYUp1Z0I
full 2h episode:Candace Owens: Macron, Harvey Weinstein, and Why “Christ Is King” Totally Broke People’s Brains (https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-candace-owens-2025)
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CNN's "Fake" Tapper's reportage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn1kMOZAqcA
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full 2h episode:Candace Owens: Macron, Harvey Weinstein, and Why “Christ Is King” Totally Broke People’s Brains (https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-candace-owens-2025)
If these degenerate elites are engaged in rape and incest, it's no wonder "pro-life" legislation says it's fine to kill babies conceived in rape and incest. ☹
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If these degenerate elites are engaged in rape and incest, it's no wonder "pro-life" legislation says it's fine to kill babies conceived in rape and incest. ☹
Any such legislation could not be called "pro-life". Are you involved with your local pro-life organization? Have you considered starting one yourself? I helped start one over 50 years ago and it is actually pro-life. still.
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Fuentes' tizzy fit over the way Candace Owens challenged him during an interview on her show is still eating at him. I mean, really eating at him. It's palatable. Rather than presenting simply an analysis on the French's rather sudden decision to recognize the state of Palatine - lets face it, Macron was holding out - Fuentes uses it as an opportunity to fanboy Macron and attack Candace who is daring to discredit Fuente's new idol. In fact this interview has really working me up to what Fuentes is really about. We know that Candace has been running this series 'becoming Brigette' for a while now - I believe February of this year was the first episode - long before Macron made any such announcement. So for Fuentes to come out and say that Candace is attacking Macron BECAUSE of this announcement shows us exactly where his true loyalties lie. He is in the game of damage control and deflection: "Oh hey, Macron has just made this amazing announcement; he's actually a good guy. Love him! You must love him too! Who cares what pervert he is married to. Doesn't matter. Forget all that. Concentrate on the fact that he has declared for Palestine."
Because little Nicky and Manny macaroni have one thing in common.....they're closet homos.
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That s/he has not done so says a lot.
Maybe stand out there on the podium with her " brother" as well. But you know, THAT's not gonna happen.
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It would interesting for her to also do a similar type investigation on Big Mike.
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Any such legislation could not be called "pro-life".
Yes, that's why I put it in quotes.
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Big Mike
She briefly mentioned him in the episode.