Macron’s private messages with journalist revealed in new book
President Emmanuel Macron was reportedly informed just three days prior to publication that private messages exchanged with journalist Françoise Degois would be included in a forthcoming book. The book, titled “You Are All Too Hard on Me” (Éditions Robert Laffont), draws its name from one of the messages and spans two years of correspondence.
Macron’s messages offer insights into his decisions and determination to prevent the Rassemblement National (National Rally) party from reaching the Élysée Palace. He discussed the dissolution he ordered in June 2024, stating it “blocked the RN.” He also expressed concern about the right-wing political landscape, observing that many are “running towards the RN.”
In one message from June 2026, Macron wrote, “The machine wants blood. It wants the RN.” He responded with a defiant, “No! Keep your spirits up! We’ll get them all!”
He justified his decision not to appoint a left-wing Prime Minister after the dissolution, telling Degois that the RN had won. He also expressed frustration with his then-Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, stating, “We gave him too much. All the time. Too much.”
Gabriel Attal responded to the revelations on BFMTV, stating, “All of this doesn’t interest the French.” He added, “Everyone makes their comments as they want, when they want, and with whom they want, including with journalists.”
The release of the messages contradicts Macron’s earlier stance on relationships with the press. As a candidate in 2016, he pledged to avoid “connivence” and “confidences,” distancing himself from former President François Hollande’s similar disclosures.
Aurélien Taché, a former Macron supporter now with the France Unbowed party, commented on X, stating he doesn’t believe Macron was unaware of the book’s contents. Sabrina Roubache, a minister and close associate of the President, denounced the journalist’s actions as “very bizarre” and a “betrayal.”
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“"On les aura" : des messages privés de Macron dévoilés dans un livre”
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