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From: Nation Writing
Updated: 06/19/2023 20:21:56
The Vice President explained why she made such a statement when asked about her helicopter rides and whether she considered herself an arrogant person.
France Marquez She was criticized weeks ago for using a state-run helicopter to get to her home in Dapa, an exclusive sector on the outskirts of Cali. When asked about this service in the semana, she replied: “Bad. I am the vice president of this country and as long as I am the state has the responsibility to give me all the security guarantees.”
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This statement triggered a wave of criticism against him. The opposition and even its constituents questioned this because, according to many His answer was a little arrogant. However, when given the opportunity, he did not apologize.
Despite that position, speaking to RCN News this Monday, June 19, he admitted that his response might not have been the best, but explained as much The tone and words he used are part of his identity because of the place where he grew up.
“I reacted with pain because what was happening at that moment seemed unfair to me. However, I don’t deny that I have a character, but I inherited that from my community, which had to develop a character in order to survive the armed conflict and violence,” he explained to the news.
The Vice-President emphasized that the training in Suárez (Cauca) shaped her character and that her testimony could reflect her feelings for the racist comments he received in relation to this controversy.
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Francia Márquez explains why she said ‘bad’ in response to the helicopter
“Although sometimes you don’t believe, you shape yourself with the character of your territory and your surroundings. If you look at my community, the women have an ax and a machete, they go to work the same way as the men, they don’t wrinkle, and that’s how I was formed,” he added.
Márquez denied being an arrogant person and said it would be good for people to know each region’s identity better. “Colombia must know its people, its regions and the identity of each city,” he concluded with the controversial answer he gave his flights by helicopter, the same ones he criticized some time ago.