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Candace Owens has wagered her career that French President Emmanuel Macron's wife was born a man.
The conservative commentator took to X to tout the controversial theory, hours after outlining it on "an episode of her podcast.
It goes that French First Lady Brigitte Macron, 70, was actually born Jean-Michel Trogneux, before eventually transitioning at age 30.
It further states that she did not give birth to any of her three children, and that her first husband, a 69-year-old retired banker said to have died a recluse in 2020, never existed.
The conspiracy stems from an unfounded claim made by far-Right magazine Faits et Documents (Facts & Documents), after Macron, 46, was elected. Still, Owens on Tuesday stayed stalwart with her speculation, before laying into those who disagree.
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Candace Owens on Tuesday said that she would be willing to bet her career that French President Emmanuel Macron's wife was born a man.
President Macron with his wife, Brigitte Trogneux, in Paris on February 22, 2017
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'After looking into 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 is trying to dismiss this plausibility is immediately identifiable as establishment,' she charged.
'I have never seen anything like this in my life. The implications here are terrifying.
'I do not intend to let up on this story and I am calling on other journalists to look into this explosive story and report accordingly.'
The night before, she pulled up a 2021 Daily Mail article that seemingly debunked the speculation, before speaking in-depth about the theory surrounding the French head of state's spouse.
Dismissing the opinions of several seasoned experts interviewed for the piece, Owens presented the so-called findings from what she said 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 30 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 asserting that they were the same person.
The theory goes that French First Lady Brigitte Macron, 70, was actually born Jean-Michel Trogneux - the name of her older brother - before eventually transitioning at age 30
Owens also analyzed a rare family photo of Brigitte Macron's family when she was a child, claiming she (seen at center on her mother's knew) was a 'dead ringer' for her older brother Jean-Michel Trogneux (at left) - before asserting that they were the same person
She went on to produce a 'before-and-after photo' allegedly used as a part of Faits et Documents investigation - one that used Chinese software to cite similarities between an undated photo of Brigitte's brother and the first lady herself
She went on to tell her followers why she thinks this theory 'has legs', due to the fact that the First Lady (seen here as a child) has refused to produce other photos of herself before age 30
'[The] theory is that the first lady Brigitte
