Marine Tondelier
Role at the time: National secretary of Les Écologistes and presidential candidate, on franceinfo's Nos Services Publics
Response to this claim
Rassemblement national leaders bear direct responsibility for the gunman's decision to carry out the October 23, 2026 racist attack in Trappes and La Verrière.
“It is up to the Rassemblement national to explain itself rather than to take me to court ... They must draw the consequences (Translated from French. Original: C'est au Rassemblement national de s'expliquer plutôt que de m'attaquer en justice ... Il faut qu'ils en tirent les conséquences)”
Why we used this label
The reference point is the public rhetoric of Rassemblement national leaders and other far-right politicians about Trappes, Muslims and immigrants, which Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh holds responsible for the October 23, 2026 racist attack in Trappes and La Verrière. Tondelier says the RN has failed to explain itself after the attack and must draw the consequences, and that evening says words spoken on television can precede acts and serve as ammunition, which condemns the party's rhetoric.