REPORTAGE – This Friday, June 20, the latest program of the 20th anniversary tour of the “Grandes Gueules” took place, with special guests Gérald Darmanin, Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Marine Le Pen.
For the latter of the anniversary tour, the “Big mouths“Has stronger. Assidue listeners and viewers were able to find nine big mouths, including Charles Consigny, Mourad Boudjellal, Barbara Lefebvre, Didier Giraud, Emmanuel de Villiers, Zohra Bitan, Joëlle Dago-Setty, Bruno Poncet, or Flora Ghebali, all relocated in front of the National Assembly, Broadcast on RMC and RMC Story.
8:50 am, Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of Justice, entered the marquee, applauded by the fifty people present in the public. A passage through makeup and here it is faced with Olivier Truchot et Alain Marschalland three of the nine big gules present. Despite the heat, the public plays the game. When the former Minister of the Interior launches, sure of himself: ” Who wants prisons next to his home? “, Many of them respond:” Oui ! ».
9:45 am, the turn of the bonus of the rebels to make his entry, crossing a Gérald Darmanin, on the start. The two politicians greet themselves cordially behind the scenes. On the air, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is faithful to himself and the spectators react to each of his assertions. Heated by Charles Consignythey chant to the politician: “Nicolas! Nicolas!», New reference to the average French. If the atmosphere is rather light to this point, it spoils when Flora Ghebali lists the reasons why, according to her, “We can no longer be on the left and support»Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The latter immediately climbs to the niche: “So far I have been correct, so you avoid insulting people! You are just a former candidate from the “Europe Ecologie Les Verts” list who finds an opportunity to hit me!“, He says, while addressing Olivier Truchot, without looking at the principal.
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The columnist, who had asked to intervene during the passage of Mélenchon rather than other guests, admits to us after the program: “I don’t know what I expected because I think that with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, you have to expect everything. But being insulted in front of millions of people … It is never pleasant, especially since it was very sexist, because he asked Olivier Truchot to control my word and not to be said what I wanted. He would not have said that if it was Charles or Didier (Giraud, editor’s note.)“, Before adding:”It’s been a long time since I wanted to ask him the question I asked him. I really had it in the guts».
It’s disgusting to do that!
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
10:50 am, Jean-Luc Mélenchon ends his interview and declares to the staff of the program leaving: “It’s disgusting to do that! ”, By referring to its altercation with the columnist. It was then that Marine Le Pen is coming. Behind the scenes, a question: “Are they going to say hello Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon?But the two policies have missed a few minutes. The president of the national rally appears on a calmer plateau than before, in particular alongside a Barbara Lefèbvre which abounds the words of the politician.
The columnist and teacher, disputed by some of her colleagues from BFMTV and RMC, seems very popular with listeners and viewers. When we ask them what their favorite big mouth is, many of them respond: “Charles and Barbara».
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Charles Consigny for his “Formula art“Explains Naomi, 29, before adding:”He is someone who expresses himself very well, who handles humor, but who also has founded arguments. He has a certain class that still lacks a lot today at the level of political commentators».
For Benoît too, 45 years old, another diligent listener of the “big mouths”, the choice of his big favorite gules is obvious: “Charles and Barbara. They are good because in the formulation and the themes addressed in general, they go to the bottom of things. It takes dissonant voices ”.
And it is not the presenter Alain Marschall who will contradict them. For the Nice journalist, welcoming Barbara Lefebvre to the last anniversary program was logical: “You just have to see at the applaudimeter, it is “Queen Barbara”». His acolyte Olivier Truchot Complete: “Barbara has very clear positions on all subjects, but this is the case with many big mouths and therefore we assume. I prefer the excess of freedom of expression to the lack of freedom of expression».
A program close to its audience
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For the director general of the program, Karim Nedjari, present in the relocated control room, “The idea of the show is to respond to the three p: proximity, the popular and what I also think, sharing it. Today, we don’t want to be a Parisian program».
A proximity to the French made possible by the friendly atmosphere within the team which transpires on the antenna. The 20th anniversary tour of the “Grandes Gueules” was also an opportunity for all those who work on the show to get to know each other. “”RMC and the “big mouths” in particular, it’s a family, it’s a team. Delocations are always very friendly dinners“Explains the director of Antenne Grégory Caranoni. “”There is a very “holiday colony” side. We share a good table, we’re going to have a drink “Describes Olivier Truchot.
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Alain Marschall also talks about these moments of sharing: “They were evenings of conviviality, we felt everyone so happy to be in Pau, Reims, Lyon, Toulon … This is where we see the attachment of the big gules to this program and to meet the public».
The “big mouths” have opened it for 20 years and intend to open it a little. The boss Karim Nedjari confides that this anniversary program allowed “Open what will happen for the next two years, with municipal and presidential elections. RMC and the “big gules” will be this agora which will allow a debate between all the republican forces of this country».
