Trump admires Mrs Macron's 'good shape', social media reacts

During his visit to Paris on Thursday, US President Donald Trump made a remark on the physical appearance of the first lady Brigitte Macron calling her “beautiful” and praising her for being in "such good shape" while the French president and First Lady Melania Trump look on. 

The video posted on a French government Facebook page shows Trump, 71 and his wife, Melania, 47, as they met with Mr. Emmanuel Macron, 39 and Brigitte, 64, on Thursday at Hotel des Invalides, where Napoleon Bonaparte and other French war heroes are buried.

After a tour, Trump turned to the French first lady, gestured toward her and said: 

You're in such good shape.

After repeating the comment to the president, Trump turned back to Brigitte Macron and said: 

Beautiful, but her response was unclear.

Social media immediately reacted to the video with many users denouncing Trump's comments as sexist.

#Trump telling France's First Lady 'you're in such good shape' epitomizes men toeing the line between compliment & sexual harassment," wrote Twitter user Alex Berg (@AlexfromPhilly), a free-lance video producer and writer who works on feminist and gender issues.

Jen Siebel Newsom, a documentary maker and actress, (@JenSiebelNewsom) said on Twitter:

Mr. Trump - Women do not want to hear unsolicited remarks on what you think of their bodies. Its gross, and deeply inappropriate.

Brigitte Macron who was once Macron's high school teacher has an age difference of 24 years between then same between Trump and Melania and has seen their relationship drawn international attention because of the difference.