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Sébastien Chenu

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Sébastien Chenu is a French politician of the Rassemblement national who has represented the Nord department's 19th constituency in the National Assembly since 2017. Born in 1973 in Beauvais, he joined Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement bleu Marine in 2014 and later became a spokesperson for the party. He was a vice-president of the National Assembly from 2022 to 2024 and again from October 2025, and in 2026 he became president of the RN group in the Assembly.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Sébastien Chenu, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Sébastien Chenu

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Sébastien Chenu

Role at the time: President of the Rassemblement national group in the National Assembly and deputy for the Nord, interviewed on France Inter

Defended or excused

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.

“words very well chosen because they correspond to the sociological reality ... Trappes is a hotbed of jihadists (Translated from French. Original: mots très bien choisis parce qu'ils correspondent à la réalité sociologique ... Trappes est un foyer de jihadistes)”
Open source (opens in a new tab)franceinfo report on Sébastien Chenu's October 26 France Inter interview about the Trappes attackFull article
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. Chenu calls Bardella's description of Trappes accurate and says such remarks do not arm attackers, which defends that rhetoric.

Read statementFull case: Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh says Rassemblement national leaders bear responsibility for the racist attack in his town; RN officials reject the accusation

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Case

Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh says Rassemblement national leaders bear responsibility for the racist attack in his town; RN officials reject the accusation

Relationship to this case: Speaker

After the October 23 racist attack in Trappes and La Verrière, Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh said Rassemblement national leaders' rhetoric about his town armed the gunman. RN officials rejected any responsibility, and Jordan Bardella accused left-wing leaders of putting targets on politicians' backs.

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