Gerard Joling analyzed the fall of the Rutte IV cabinet last night at Renze Klamer’s talk show table. And what now? In any case, he does not want Frans Timmermans. “Creep!”
The Rutte IV cabinet has fallen and everybody has an opinion on television. What does Gerard Joling think of it? He says on the talk show Renze: “The new cabinet will of course just be cleared away. Of course you have a lot of misery when you see what is left. Then it is really a misery what those people have to do.”
Vote for VVD?
Will Gerard vote for the VVD again? “I’m going to talk about that with you in a moment. No, I always voted for it, yes. Well, look, the whole political thing… If you see the last time with Mrs Kaag, that all together… Look, I don’t think it’s surprising that the cabinet is falling now.”
He applauds it. “It never worked out and Rutte of course licked Ms Kaag’s heels to pull things in a bit and those VVD voters were really not happy about that. There are, of course, so many other points. Whether it is Groningen or the surcharge affair. Then I think: who is going to solve all this?”
Dancing Cage
It will be a ‘very heavy blow’ in the coming years, according to Gerard. And maybe without Mark Rutte, he says. “Do you know what it is? I think deep in my heart… It is the first time that I have seen the prime minister with sweat on his forehead that he said something.”
The entertainer continues: “He is always neat, eloquent and ehh perfect Dutch and can get his words out well, but I think perhaps very deep in his heart that he also thinks for a moment: rest in the tent. Mrs. Kaag is very happy, she will hang all the garlands tonight and stand on the table again.”
Terrible man
Who should lead the country now? Perhaps Frans Timmermans if the PvdA brings him back to our country? No, Gerard says. “Terrible man. Creepy!”
Telegraaf journalist Wouter de Winther: “He did win the European elections for the PvdA. Maybe also because it was the only one people knew on the ballot. He is of course someone with unbridled ambition and goes to great lengths to market himself, as we saw this week when he the storm managed to explain.”
creep
Gerard wants to know from Wouter: “Do you think it’s creepy?”
Host Renze Klamer then unexpectedly: “You are a creep!”
The king returns today from his holiday in Greece. “Was he the king in Greece?” said Geer. “That’s right, because I have a song, it’s a bit Greek and I’m going to sing it! Party every day. I think: before it gets too late, I’ll let you know. It can be streamed via Spotify, but all that aside.”