Wilfred Genee reveals that the politicians who visit Today Inside have a lot to say. For example, Prime Minister Mark Rutte has a whole laundry list of people he does not want in the studio.
The SBS 6 show Today Inside kept them out for a long time: politicians who are on campaign. Remarkably enough, the gate did open wide for Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the editors came in for a lot of criticism. It was then decided to also receive other political leaders.
Hugo’s demands
After Caroline van der Plas, Hugo de Jonge will be in the studio of Today Inside tonight. Sigrid Kaag has been asked for tomorrow night, but she is advised not to go. And on Monday, a day and a half before the elections, it will be time for Mark Rutte.
Both Hugo and Mark have put a number of demands on the table, presenter Wilfred Genee reveals. For example, Hugo mainly wants to talk about his plans with the housing market. “We are also no longer allowed to start talking about the face masks and so on, because he is no longer one of those. Then I think: what are we all doing here?”
Disagree
Table guest Angela de Jong thinks it’s incredible. “You don’t agree with that, do you?”
Wilfred: “Well, what do you think?”
Angela: “You get those demands, then you say no, and then he comes, right?”
Johan Derksen: “When he comes in, we are all sitting here with a face mask on.”
Wilfred: “Yes, what do you think? Yes, hello, you know the program a little bit, don’t you?”
Angela: “Yes, I think so too, but I find it bizarre that they put such a requirement on the table in advance.”
Not with farmers
And what does Mark Rutte want? Wilfred reveals: “We also got that through at Rutte. No farmers are allowed in the audience, no benefit parents, people from Groningen are not allowed, no political clearer is allowed to sit at the bar. Then it gets complicated.”
Johan is tired of it. “The current politicians act as a prominent politician, but they are not at all. That is the strength of that Van der Plas, because he is in any case himself. She can be your neighbor.”