Since the start of the coronavirus health crisis, Emmanuel Macron has been chatting with controversial personalities to say the least. In March 2020, the President of the Republic would have called Didier Raoult on the advice of his wife, in the middle of a controversy over his treatment with chloroquine. The head of state had even confessed to admiring Didier Raoult, and "passionate about what he says ”. Subsequently, Emmanuel Macron supported Eric Zemmour and exchanged with Philippe de Villiers. More recently, the President phoned Jean-Marie Bigard. An improbable phone call that caused a lot of talk in the media and on social networks. Emmanuel Macron's camp is divided following this call for the humorist, described by some as “drunk pepper ”. Even his predecessor François Hollande made fun of his phone calls to Jean-Marie Bigard and Philippe de Villiers.
"We're going to let go of bitches"
Thursday, June 4, 2020, the journalists of France 2 returned to this controversy around the recent telephone interviews with Emmanuel Macron. And once again, the President’s strategy did not convince. In It's your turn to speak, Nathalie Saint-Cricq notably wanted to give her opinion. “It's not really useful to call someone who talks so much afterwards and who tells everything. ”, begins the political journalist. Indeed, Jean-Marie Bigard then boasted on the air of South Radio : “I bring my mouth back, I ch * e on the president and the president is called to tell me "You are right". So I think it's great! ” Nathalie Saint-Cricq then continues: “What I find stranger is thatthere is a specificity in the people who are Emmanuel Macron's telephone targets. ” It was then that the editorial writer for France 2 decided to let go. “We will still say that journalists are unbearable, I find that for journalists who cannot have access to him… ”, she begins before proposing a solution to say the least unexpected.
“We're going to put on a clown nose and we're going to let go of bitches. And maybe we'll get it on the phone!”, she said. Faced with these words, Léa Salamé remained silent. The presenter then widened her eyes and put her hand in front of her mouth in a gesture of amazement. Nothing that could disturb Nathalie Saint-Cricq's analysis. “I find it a bit shocking, but I'm not saying, "He's popular or vulgar, so don't call him." I think it's great to phone everyone. After, I find that the operation for him was not very good in terms of communication”, she continued before adding: “Frankly, when Jean-Marie Bigard pours a number of things by suggesting that it was he who convinced Emmanuel Macron, I don't think it's the idea of the century. ” Finally, Nathalie Saint-Cricq concluded by recalling that her remarks in no way stem from a “Journalist bitterness”.
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