The Brigitte Affair
The witch hunt is on All right-thinking journalists have fallen into line behind the Elysée Palace's message. Not a single dissenting voice, protest, or contrary opinion: they all threw the 11 defendants pursued by the alleged Brigitte to the wolves, calling them every name in the book, in the most despicable ways, without giving them a chance to defend themselves. Yet none of them had actually cyberbullied the woman that all the media outlets under orders were presenting as the “First Lady,” even though this title, which implies a non-existent position, has no constitutional value. No one sent her 100 or 1,000 text messages or tweets, or asked for such a campaign to be launched against Brigitte.Translated with DeepL.com (free version)