Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s far-right National Rally (RN), strongly criticized racist and sexist comments made by a municipal police officer in Carcassonne, calling them "absolutely despicable" and "ignoble." The officer, who had been providing security for Bardella during a recent visit to the city, was expelled from the RN on Wednesday. The incident came to light after a video surfaced showing four municipal police officers from Carcassonne making racist, sexist, and conspiratorial remarks. One of the officers was a member of the order service, a department within the RN that oversees internal discipline and party operations. The RN has condemned the remarks as "criminally reprehensible," and the mayor of Carcassonne, Christophe Barthès, who is also a member of the RN, suspended the officer immediately after learning of the comments. Bardella pointed out that the video had been known to the previous municipal administration and the current one since November 2025, but the officer had not been suspended by the previous mayor, who belonged to the center-right Les Républicains party. When asked about an internal investigation report submitted in May to the new RN mayor, Bardella did not comment. The controversy has raised questions about the handling of such misconduct within the municipal police force and the responsibilities of local officials. Bardella emphasized that the remarks were not only disgraceful but also made the individuals involved unworthy of wearing the municipal police uniform. The incident has further complicated the relationship between the RN and local authorities, as the party seeks to maintain discipline and uphold its public image.