“My family gave me a surprise”: Prime Minister Gabriel Attal responds to the dog photo controversy in the Assembly

Gabriel Attal s'explique sur la polémique de photo de chiot à l'Assemblée nationale. (illustration) MAXPPP – Vincent Isore

At the start of the week, Gabriel Attal created controversy in the National Assembly by showing a dog to several of his neighbors in the middle of debates on unhappiness at work. The Prime Minister explained this Sunday, February 11, 2024.

Controversy in the Hemicycle. This Monday, February 5, Gabriel Attal attracted the anger of the opposition by showing a photo of a puppy on his smartphone in the middle of the debates around the motion of censure against his government. But the Prime Minister wanted to express himself on the subject in the columns of Parisien published this Sunday.

"I wanted to share this moment"

If the scene had provoked numerous reactions from several elected officials and political figures, Gabriel wanted to respond to the controversy.

Non, ceci n’est pas un fake !

Pendant que @BorisVallaud parle des morts au travail et des conditions de travail de nos concitoyens @GabrielAttal montre à ses ministres une photo de son chien.

Lunaire

📸 @amaury_c_photo https://t.co/niMWSqRkkF pic.twitter.com/DXxEph93XI

— Iñaki Echaniz (@Inakiechaniz) February 6, 2024

But the Prime Minister's explanations did not necessarily convince. "He was a bit mutt in his response", commented Boris Vallaud on France 3 this Sunday morning.