Prabowo: Jakarta People Are OK, But Their Elite Is Sometimes It's Not Clear

Presidential Candidate number 2, Prabowo Subianto, orated while campaigning in Bengkulu City, Thursday 11 January. (ANTARA-Genta Tenri Mawangi)

JAKARTA - Presidential candidate (candidate) number 2, Prabowo Subianto responded to many people's comments about his speaking style during the third debate of the 2024 presidential election.

Prabowo explained that he was a former soldier, was used to speaking straightforwardly and the tone was firm.

"Indeed, I am not good at talking. I understand. Indeed, there are those who say that I usually just dance, and those who say, someone talks to me, Prabowo talks carefully, don't get emotional later, he has to be polite, I have always spoken as it is," Prabowo said to his supporters' applause in Bengkulu City, Thursday, January 11, which was confiscated by Antara.

He considered that often a polite manner of speech does not guarantee that someone has sincere and honest intentions.

"Because (what), do I keep talking about manners? Do you want to? Or am I talking like politicians, or am I talking like academics who are smart in theory, smart in theory but wrong," said Prabowo.

He then continued to ask the "not smart" word equation to his supporters.

"(He, ed.) is wrong, but we can't say we're not smart. If you're not smart, what language is it? It's not me who talks, (this is people) witnesses. Once again, the people of Jakarta are okay, but sometimes the elites aren't clear either. What are the wrong people and what are the wrong people? " Prabowo asked.

Prabowo on the 45th day of the presidential election campaign toured Bengkulu, Lampung, and Bangka Belitung to meet volunteers and consolidation. He started a series of trips to Bengkulu on Thursday morning, then continued to Bandar Lampung, Lampung, during the day. After that, Prabowo continued his journey to Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung on Thursday at 15.00 WIB.

In the series of campaigns, Prabowo was accompanied by influencers or influencers as well as young entrepreneur Raffi Ahmad, PAN General Chair Zulkifli Hasan, special adviser Prabowo Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, and specifically in Lampung there is the Secretary General of the Gerindra Party DPP Ahmad Muzani.