“If I have offended anyone, I will gladly regret it.” Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, criticized for his remarks during a tense exchange with journalist Apolline de Malherbe, Tuesday on the set of BFMTV, expressed some remorse, Thursday, February 10, on LCI. However, he denies having used a “your misogynist”, while he was questioned at length by Ruth Elkrief about this thorny tete-a-tete Apolline de Malherbe. He insists : “I thought your colleague’s tone was excessive.”
Controversial remarks: #Darmanin answer on #LCI
️ @GDarmanin
“When you do politics, you accept the debate. I tend to answer in the same tone and I found that your colleague’s tone was excessive.”#RuthElkrief2022 / @ruthelkrief pic.twitter.com/tWSqhk6a5d
— LCI (@LCI) February 10, 2022
It all started with a question from Apolline de Malherbe who asked Gérald Darmanin if the executive had not “woke up a bit late”, with the announcement by Emmanuel Macron of a law on internal security in the last months of the five-year term, while the figures for 2021 show an increase in attacks on people. Gérald Darmanin criticized a “very quick and somewhat populist presentation”. “No, but don’t be upset, calm down Madam, it’s going to be fine”, he continued, while the journalist protested considering that it was not “not an answer” corn “almost an offense”.
Gérald Darmanin’s remarks provoked strong criticism from the opposition in the midst of the presidential campaign. “‘It’s going to be fine’, it’s a popular expression. I use it in the National Assembly”defended the minister on Thursday. “It was a tense interview which prevented us from talking about the substance”he continued, adding that he called Apolline de Malherbe. “We exchanged, we must see each other next week”, he announced.
#Darmanin : “not your sexist or misogynist tone”
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“”It’s going to be fine” is a popular expression. I use it in the National Assembly, especially when faced with @Ugobernalicis. I was in the tone of a tense interview.”#RuthElkrief2022 / @ruthelkrief pic.twitter.com/SDGKNZMZDo
— LCI (@LCI) February 10, 2022