Candace Owens says she will stake her ‘entire reputation’ on debunked theory that French First Lady Brigitte Macron is a man

Candace Owens has staked her career on the fact that the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron was born a man.

The controversial conservative commentator went to X to promote the false theory hours after he laid it out an episode of her podcast.

It appears that French First Lady Brigitte Macron, 70, was actually born Jean-Michel Trogneux before eventually switching at the age of 30.

It goes on to say that she did not give birth to any of her three children, and that her first husband, a 69-year-old retired banker who is said to have died a recluse in 2020, never existed.

The conspiracy stems from a completely false claim made by the far-right magazine Faits et Documents (Facts & Documents) after Macron, 46, was elected.

But the debate was reignited last month after Emmanuel Macron’s stepdaughter, Tiphaine Auzière, gave an interview to Paris Match in which she addressed claims that her mother Brigitte was born male.

Ms. Auzière was only 10 when she discovered that her teacher’s mother had a student 25 years younger than her.

“I worry about the level of society when I hear what is circulating on social networks about the fact that my mother is a man,” she said.

Still, Owens revived the speculation on Tuesday before addressing those who disagreed.

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“After investigating this, I would stake my entire professional reputation on the fact that Brigitte Macron is in fact a man,” Owens, 34, wrote on the platform formerly known as Twitter, linking to the episode from the night before.

“Any journalist or publication that tries to dismiss this plausibility can immediately be identified as the establishment,” she charged.

‘I’ve never seen anything like that in my life. The implications here are terrifying.

“I have no intention of giving up on this story and I call on other journalists to investigate this explosive story and report accordingly.”

The night before, she brought up a 2021 Daily Mail article that debunked the speculation, before delving deeper into the theory surrounding the French head of state’s husband.

Ignoring the opinions of several seasoned experts interviewed for the piece, Owens presented the so-called findings of what she claimed was a “three year” investigation from the publication.

She further argued that if Brigitte really wanted to debunk the claims, she could simply release photos from the first thirty years of her life.

Owens also analyzed a rare family photo of Brigitte Macron’s family when she was a child, claiming she was a “dead ringer” for her older brother – before claiming they were the same person.

‘[The] The theory is that first lady Brigitte Macron was actually born Jean-Michel [Trogneux] – so Brigitte is actually Jean-Michel.

‘Jean-Michel lived as a man for thirty years, had five children, okay, and moved to Brigitte at the age of thirty.

She then took a ‘before and after photo’ that was reportedly used as part of the Faits et Documents investigation – a photo that used Chinese software to draw similarities between an undated photo of Brigitte’s brother and the first lady herself.

Owens, for his part, categorized the comparison as a dead ringer, telling her roughly three million subscribers, “I think it’s crazy that you wouldn’t say that these two individuals look alike.”

She then told her followers why she thinks this theory “has legs.”

The first obvious thing,” she said, “is that the first lady is simply not able to take pictures of herself for the first thirty years of her life.

“Guys, how easy is this to debunk – when you say Candace, no, actually you’ve lived 30 years as a man, I’ve lived 30 years: I’m going to show you every picture of every year I’ve lived.”

She then took several photos of her at different stages of her life to illustrate her point.

“Here I am in college, here I am when I was pregnant with my children. Here are me and my husband on our wedding day.

“There would be so many photos that Brigitte would need at her disposal if this weren’t true,” she claims, but there won’t be any.

‘No, they just call everyone wrong, retarded and transphobic. Just take the pictures.”

“Instead, the only photos they took that are circulating in the media are the ones I just showed you,” she added, referring to the photos showing Brigitte’s brother Jean-Michel Trogneux as a child , and also a young Brigitte.

“And, like I said, in the first photo she looks more like the Jean-Michel who she claims is actually her brother, which she won’t just present to the public,” Owens continued.

“If that is indeed your brother, please take him for a walk so we can capture him.”

Owens’ comments came days after Macron visibly fed up with the rumors at an International Women’s Day event on Friday, saying: “The worst thing is the false information and made-up scenarios.”

“People end up believing them and disturbing you, even in your intimacy,” he further claimed.

He added that transgender claims about Macron were typical of misogynistic online attacks that women face every day.

Two women who claimed that the Première Dame was born as a man were punished on appeal in June last year with a reduction of ‘symbolic fines’.

In turn, both claimed they were subjected to “intimidation by the authorities” as “ultra-protected” members of the Paris establishment tried to cover up a “state secret.”

All parties in the case accepted the fines imposed on appeal as a final settlement for what had caused enormous embarrassment to the First Couple.

The transphobic rumors about Brigitte Macron were first picked up by the far right in 2022, while the president was campaigning for re-election.

Groups including the Yellow Vests (Gilets Jaunes) and those protesting Covid vaccines then used the claims to attack the French.

Meanwhile, videos made by journalists touting the comparisons – just as Owens did – have since been removed from YouTube.

Daily Mail has contacted President Macron’s office for comment.