Rafał Trzaskowski isn’t faring very well at his own debate. The blows to his image started even before entering the hall, where journalists were attacked, and masked men refused entry to candidates’ campaign teams. However, the knockout punch was delivered from the podium.
During the debate, the candidates were asked about their experience in conducting foreign policy. They were supposed to talk about their “knowledge, experience, and contacts on the international stage.”
Answering this question, Nawrocki bluntly stated that the question was set up to encourage boasting. “I see some candidates have eagerly stepped into that role, but we’re still waiting for the biggest outburst of ego,” he said, pointing to Rafał Trzaskowski.
Nawrocki emphasized that he had been responsible for shaping Poland’s national remembrance policy for years and that he has connections worldwide—though he doesn’t wish to brag about them. He noted that he did all of this with “a beautiful white-and-red flag,” which he plans to keep representing.
Then he pulled out a present for the deputy chairman of the Civic Platform party—an LGBT flag. “He’s been running away from this symbolism lately. He even went after my campaign manager for showing a photo from Gazeta Wyborczaof him holding an LGBT flag,” he remarked.
“So, Mr. Rafał, I’ve always stood for the white-and-red flag, here and everywhere, for years and in the future. Others go their own way… in many languages,” he said.
What was Trzaskowski’s response? “I really won’t deny anybody the right to the white-and-red flag; we are all patriots. You and Chairman Kaczyński have an absolute obsession with gays. Kaczyński is afraid of Europe, gays, rodeos—it’s unbelievable. Fear and complexes,” said the Mayor of Warsaw.
Later, Trzaskowski… hid the LGBT flag, but Magdalena Biejat from the Left decided to reclaim it. She crossed the entire studio and took it with her.