“A red line was crossed”: The mayor renews his apology to the RN after being called a “coward”

This Tuesday, during the session of questions to the government, the deputy Rassemblement National Alexandre Loubet called Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire a “coward.” A comment that the Bercy tenant did not want to miss. In the process he demanded a “solemn apology”, causing all the RN deputies to leave the chamber.

For his part, the deputy Alexandre Loubet refused to apologize, and even to consider the reminder of the rules that he received after his statements as “a medal”. Determined not to let the matter go, Bruno Le Maire once again reiterated his apology on Tuesday night, in a video posted on Twitter.

“Insult should have no place in our national political debate,” judged the minister, considering that Alexandre Loubet’s statements do not constitute “neither his right nor his role. It is simply a red line that has been crossed.”

In this video, Bruno Le Maire also lashed out at the statements of Marine Le Pen, who defended the deputy attached to the group she chairs at the Palais Bourbon. “Marine Le Pen now explains to us that she is freedom of expression. But freedom of expression, Marine Le Pen, is not the freedom to insult people,” Bruno Le Maire launched.

“It may be your conception of democracy, it will never be our conception of public debate. It is in the name of this refusal, insults, personal attacks, that I renew my apology to the National Association, “concluded Bruno Le Maire in the video of him broadcast on the social network on Tuesday night.