A surprising video has surfaced online from Thursday’s meeting between Rafał Trzaskowski and farmers. It shows a group reshuffling behind the politician, apparently following instructions from a Trzaskowski staff member. According to internet users, the purpose was to hide a “visually unfavorable” figure — namely, a woman deemed too plump.
On Thursday, Rafał Trzaskowski, deputy leader of Civic Platform, held a meeting with farmers in Nieciecza. To boost the credibility of the Warsaw mayor, the head of the Polish People’s Party, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, joined him. They spoke about blocking the Mercosur agreement and the uncontrolled influx of food from Ukraine, among other issues.
During the event, an unusual incident occurred. At one point, a member of Trzaskowski’s team — Civic Platform MP Patryk Jaskulski — approached someone in the group standing behind the speakers. The video shows him giving instructions to an elderly woman dressed in traditional regional attire.
Moments later, she moves within the crowd and positions herself in front of the cameras to block a woman with a rounder figure. Another elderly woman appears next to her, also attempting to conceal — presumably — the “unfavorable-looking” woman, at least from the perspective of Trzaskowski’s team.
“Scandal! Trzaskowski, why is your staff telling them to block this girl? What, she’s not good enough because she’s plumper? No one thought about her feelings — maybe she’s struggling, maybe she’s ill! Is this what your Poland is supposed to look like, Trzaskowski? Shame!” commented a social media user who shared the recording.