While Bruno Retailleau attracted the wrath of the presidential camp by decreeing the imminent end of Macronism, the Minister of the Interior had a particularly cold exchange this Wednesday, July 23 in the Council of Ministers with Emmanuel Macron.
A particularly tense council of ministers. An icy exchange took place this Wednesday, July 23, in the Council of Ministers, between the President of the Republic and the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau on Wednesday, July 23, learned BFMTV from concordant sources. And this, while the president of the Republicans provoked the anger of the presidential camp by prophesy that “Macronism will end with Emmanuel Macron” in 2027.
In the introduction of this weekly council, Prime Minister François Bayrou spoke about the violence that have taken place in recent days in several cities in France.
Emmanuel Macron immediately rebounded, after the Prime Minister’s introduction, asking the Minister of the Interior explanations on the situation. A fairly unusual intervention, this type of exchange generally taking place in the last part of the Council of Ministers.
Not a word on the remarks of Retailleau on macronism
Bruno Retailleau then replied, explaining that the mayors complained about the police budget cuts. He notably mentioned the recruitment problems of police officers and pointed out the number of staff linked to the use of mobile strength units (UFM) in New Caledonia.
The president replied that he systematically increased the police budgets pointing to the drop in the workforce decided by his predecessors inside, from the Republican camp.
The exchange has thus ended. Without a word on the interview with Bruno Retailleau with current values in which he affirms that “Macronism” which “fuels helplessness” “will end with Emmanuel Macron”.
Several ministers and figures of the presidential camp have strongly criticized the form and substance of the words of Bruno Retailleau, who must also meet this Thursday Emmanuel Macron about their divergent views of Algeria.