The rumor grew on March 19, 2024, after the publication of an article in Le Monde, which attributed to Rachida Dati rude SMS messages sent to her colleagues, Bruno Le Maire and Gabriel Attal. This April 11, 2024, while the Minister of Culture spoke in the columns of Paris Match, she returned to this affair with humor.
“I will transform it into spring rolls for Chinese restaurants”
A fan of the most virulent punchlines in the public square, the mayor of the 7th arrondissement explained about the affair: “This text message never existed, it was an exchange of jokes during current affairs questions in the Senate.”. Moreover, she said, that day, the Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti also went further by assuring the head of government:And I’ll turn it into spring rolls for Chinese restaurants.”
Good-natured gags, which would have made the Prime Minister laugh, who would have responded, hilariously: “Stop, both of you!”. Suspected of having threatened Gabriel Attal’s dog, Volta, with transforming it into a kebab if its cultural budget was reduced by 200 million euros, Rachida Dati admits on the other hand that the flow does not necessarily flow with the ball of fur .
“Your dog doesn’t like Arabs!”
Zohra’s mother admits: “At Matignon, when Volta sees me, he flees. I said to Gabriel: ‘Your dog doesn’t like Arabs! To make things right, I’m going to send him an invitation’“. A first step towards peace between the minister and the dog? It must be said that every two months, Rachida Dati organizes in her town hall in the 7th arrondissement “canine aperitifs, with a buffet of kibble and chips for the owners”, reports Paris Match: An irresistible buffet for Volta.