Candace Owens has published an interview with Xavier Poussard, who claims French media have hid the truth about Brigitte Macron for decades

US journalist Candace Owens has claimed that Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, "is in fact a man." Owens shared an investigation on her podcast this week, insisting she would stake her "entire professional reputation" on Brigitte Macron being transgender.

Brigitte Macron, born Brigitte Marie-Claude Trogneux in 1953, is a former literature teacher and has been married to Emmanuel Macron since 2007. They are said to have met when Macron was 15 and she was teaching at Lycee la Providence in Amiens. Brigitte Macron is 24 years older than her husband.

In her latest episode of 'Becoming Brigitte' released on Monday, Owens spoke to French journalist Xavier Poussard, who claims to have obtained a photo supposedly proving that the French first lady used to be a man.

Poussard has alleged that Brigitte Macron is actually the transgender identity of her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux, who supposedly transitioned at the age of 30. In his interview with Owens, the journalist claimed that he had obtained a photo depicting Trogneux when he was 18 years old.

"There's no room for doubts, we have the directory, we have the list which certifies, it is indeed the same individual," Poussard told Owens. He pointed to the similarities of key facial features and other "distinctive signs" such as areas below the mouth and a mole shared by both Macron and Trogneux.

In the interview, Poussard claimed that the French media have manipulated the public for years in an attempt to hide the truth, and accused the Elysee of trying to achieve the journalist's "professional, economic and perhaps even physical death."

The claims regarding Brigitte Macron date back to 2020, when her husband was running for his second term in office. The president, his wife and their immediate family have repeatedly denied the allegations and have tried to sue journalists pushing the narrative for defamation and invasion of privacy.

Earlier this month, one such journalist, Natacha Rey, revealed that she had asked for political asylum in Russia, citing "persecution" in France. Her lawyer, Francois Danglehant, has insisted that the charges against Rey have been "fabricated" and that false testimony has been given by Brigitte Macron's former family, including her ex-husband, Jean-Louis Auziere.

Owens' latest episode highlighting the allegations against the French first lady have sparked controversy online, with many dismissing the claims as bogus. 

However, the journalist has insisted that she would continue pushing this story, writing on X: "I would stake my entire professional reputation on the fact that Brigitte Macron is in fact a man."

"Any journalist or publication that is trying to dismiss this plausibility is immediately identifiable as establishment," Owens wrote, adding that "the implications here are terrifying."