Elisabeth Borne “did not intend to hurt” a listener from France Bleu

“If the person could have been hurt by my words, Dolores in this case, obviously I regret it, I naturally did not intend to hurt her”declared the Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, during a press briefing on Wednesday June 8 the day after her exchange with a listener from France Bleu with a disability, at the origin of a controversy.

“I have since tried to contact her again, we did not manage to join but my teams were able to have a long discussion with her.added the head of government. I measure to what extent this person may have had a difficult life course and so I repeat it, obviously, you have to accompany her, help her overcome this very delicate moment for her.

Tuesday, on the phone, this listener in a wheelchair after a serious accident asked the head of government “if the state [comptait] do something for people who are disabled”. At the same time, she explained that she could neither work nor benefit from the allowance for disabled adults (AAH) because her spouse’s income is too high.

In response, Elisabeth Borne suggested some help to him, before tackling the question of work. “There is the way in which we can support you so that you can perhaps resume a professional activity. It is something that you could wish for. The listener then burst into tears, live on France Bleu.

“Maybe yes, I took the answer the wrong way, which was not what I expected”said Dolores this Wednesday on France Bleu, even if she “don’t want it at all” to the Prime Minister. “My only expectation was that she would say to me, ‘Yes ma’am, the AAH demaritalization file [soit ne plus prendre en compte les revenus du conjoint dans le calcul de cette aide] will be open'”she said. “I focused on his answer about work, because they closed the doors to me because of my chair”, she explained. At this moment, “I felt, if you will, like a task for society, I still have a hard time today.”