At 10:00 AM, a press conference will be held in the Sejm by the chairman of the PiS parliamentary club, Mariusz Błaszczak, and PiS MPs Anna Milczanowska and Sebastian Łukasiewicz.

Shortly after 12:00 PM, Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A delegation meeting is scheduled for 12:15 PM, followed by a joint press conference of the prime ministers at 12:55 PM.

At 3:00 PM, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will sign an agreement for the supply of AGM-88G AARGM-ER anti-radiation missiles.

At 4:15 PM, Civic Platform's presidential candidate Rafał Trzaskowski will meet with women active in local organizations in Jarocin, and an open meeting will take place at 5:30 PM.

At 5:00 PM, at the Presidential Palace, President Andrzej Duda and his spouse Agata Kornhauser–Duda will participate in a New Year's meeting with representatives of the Jewish community in Poland.

At 6:00 PM, a meeting will be held between Karol Nawrocki, the presidential candidate supported by PiS, and the residents of Ciechanów.

– If you are suggesting that some kind of replacement of the candidate we are supporting, Karol Nawrocki, is possible, I immediately deny that. Yes, he is and will be supported by PiS. He is not directly a PiS candidate, but he is supported by us. We are not backing away from this in any way. We do not intend to replace him with anyone. And every subsequent brutal attack on his person only strengthens his position in this presidential race – stated Jacek Sasin in the "Piasecki Conversation" on TVN24.

– Of course, he is our candidate. In the sense that we support him and are engaging all our possible resources, which are very modest, because we have been unlawfully deprived of funding by Tusk and Domański – he continued.

– Karol Nawrocki is a person who, first and foremost, says what he thinks. And where he disagrees with the PiS government, with our achievements of these 8 years, he says so clearly. He speaks precisely about COVID restrictions – stated Jacek Sasin in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

– I am convinced that there will be truly many such statements. Above all, Karol Nawrocki is authentic, he says what he thinks. He is not artificial, like Rafał Trzaskowski, he doesn't change his mind every day to something else – he continued.

– This is disqualifying [a slip of the tongue and words about “Polish Nazis”] for the Minister of Education, for Barbara Nowacka, she should resign, if she does not resign, then we will consider submitting a motion of no confidence – said Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

– They prepared the minister's speech, and she, like an actress, reads the speech. She has no original thoughts, she doesn't know what this is all about, she doesn't know that we are dealing with a lie […] this is a German camp Auschwitz […] it was the German state that led to the Holocaust, and aligning oneself with anti-Polish rhetoric, which the Minister of Education's words were, disqualifies her, her as Minister of Education, as a politician – he continued.

– In such matters, one has no right [to make a slip of the tongue]. Of course, if one makes a slip of the tongue, it indicates either that, well, she is not intelligent, or that she lacks the qualifications to hold her office, because she is aligning herself with anti-Polish propaganda – he went on to say.

– Today we have planned and will submit a motion of no confidence against Minister Kotula – Mariusz Błaszczak stated on Polsat News.

– This is one issue, because Minister Kotula lied [regarding her education], but the second, even more serious matter, is that Minister Kotula holds an office responsible for introducing an ideology, an ideology dangerous to young people, to children – he continued.

– She herself admitted at one meeting that she had prepared a bill on gender recognition, but this bill will not be submitted due to the presidential elections – he went on to say.

– 
Karol Nawrocki is saying the same thing in this campaign. As president, he will propose talks among all political forces to work out a new compromise on this matter. He is quite flexible on this issue – stated Jacek Sasin in the program "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

– No, there was no such conversation [about replacing the candidate]. I'm looking you deeply in the eyes, at least I participate in PiS leadership meetings, and also in many informal discussions. That topic never came up. It only surfaced in the context of being informed about fake news that appears – stated Jacek Sasin on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" program.

– He will endure even such disgusting attacks, like attacks on his family, on his wife, his children. Just look at yesterday's statements by that disgustingly, cloyingly smiling Kierwiński in the television studio, who suggested some moral threads in this matter – stated Jacek Sasin in the TVN24 program „Rozmowa Piaseckiego”.

– For us, this is proof that Dr. Karol Nawrocki's election campaign is successful. Indeed, many people are attending his meetings, and the other side is reacting this way, by attacking – said Mariusz Błaszczak on Polsat News, when asked about the issue of Karol Nawrocki's apartment.

– These are insinuations […] Dr. Karol Nawrocki has nothing to hide, the prosecution is to take an interest in the matter, and he will present information – he continued.

– Very good, let them talk more about Dr. Karol Nawrocki, Karol Nawrocki's recognition has grown, it has grown many times over thanks to these attacks – he went on to say.

– These insinuations [from Donald Tusk and Jan Grabiec regarding Karol Nawrocki] are very clear, so perhaps Prime Minister Tusk will explain what happened with his assistant, the one from the [beauty] industry, right? Perhaps he will clarify if he's going down that path, but I don't want to go down that path […] I'm speaking sarcastically – Mariusz Błaszczak said on Polsat News.

– He [Zbigniew Ziobro] said directly that he would not faint, he would not hide behind illness or anything else, but the law must be respected in Poland. There is a ruling from the Constitutional Tribunal from September last year – Mariusz Błaszczak said on Polsat News.

– But please note that the [court's decision on compulsory attendance] is not final, an appeal can be filed against this decision, but after receiving the justification. When will the justification be available? In a week. And when did the committee set the deadline? For next Friday. So this is about political games on the part of the ruling party – he continued.

– Certainly, without these funds [for PiS], the elections will not be equal – Mariusz Błaszczak said on Polsat News.

– Theoretically, it could be [a basis for a request to annul the elections], but we are not going down that road. We are going down the road of encouraging people to vote for Karol Nawrocki and also asking for contributions to the Law and Justice party, because in this way we can truly level the playing field – he continued.

– The fact that Mr. Zbigniew Ziobro flaunts his gun permit and arsenal does not impress me. I carried a weapon daily for 15 years while working in the police, so it doesn't impress me. However, if someone says something like that, it means they want to make a certain impression on those who will listen – said Magdalena Sroka in an interview with Renata Grochal on "Bez uników" (Without Evasions) on Trójka, when asked about Zbigniew Ziobro's statement about his arsenal of weapons.

– If we are talking in the context of bringing in and arresting Zbigniew Ziobro, and he talks about an arsenal of weapons, it means that somewhere in the subtext, he wants to make an impression on the officers who will be carrying out the arrest and detention, perhaps on the judges who, at the time he uttered these words, had not yet made a decision regarding his detention – she continued.

– He later [...] extensively explained his words, stating that he wasn't threatening anyone, because ultimately, someone must have advised him that if he possesses a gun permit [...] he should behave in accordance with the regulations. And such ostentatious talk about this arsenal in a specific context may later cause a consequence, for example, in the form of a police analysis of how to carry out this action. Perhaps a special unit should carry out such an arrest, because it is unknown; today he talks, but it is unknown what he will do – she went on to say.

– Perhaps in this situation, the police should also analyze whether such a person should be granted a gun permit – she added.

– He [Zbigniew Ziobro] declared that he would go with them [the police officers], even offer them tea, so there's no problem here, but this doesn't change the fact that this whole matter is a gigantic violation of law, because [...] it's a court decision, but a rigged court. Because at the moment, the random selection of judges is being manipulated there so that the person who is supposed to point out Ziobro to them ends up being chosen – said Patryk Jaki in a conversation with Jacek Prusinowski on the program “Sedno Sprawy” on Radio Plus.

– The situation is absurd, because there is a Constitutional Tribunal ruling that blocks the activity of the [Pegasus investigative] committee [...]. Tusk and Bodnar have organized a criminal scheme in the district and appellate courts, primarily in Warsaw, which consists of randomly selecting judges. We introduced a system of random selection, but if the judge they want doesn't get picked, they take the case away and continue the random selection until they get the one they want – he continued.

– This is a criminal act, what they are doing [...]. It is forbidden to manipulate judicial panels, because then these decisions are unlawful, and what they are doing is simply an abuse of power. The police officers will come, but they will do so without legal basis, they will come only because they have civilian authority over a minister from Civic Platform – he went on to say.

– We have two museums. One museum, for which Karol Nawrocki was actually responsible for its power and strength, and that is the Museum of the Second World War, and it really operates fantastically and wonderfully, and there, some immoral actions are alleged without any evidence, while we have another museum built by Rafał Trzaskowski in the center of Warsaw, that box which looks like Biedronka – said Patryk Jaki on Radio Plus.

– There are no longer any doubts that immoral actions are being organized there, because the comic book which is distributed there, with child pornography, intended for children, that is truly an immoral action, which we want to oppose – he continued.

– In many places around the world, this exact comic book is banned [...] if Wyborcza and others want to talk about immoral behavior in museums, then this is precisely Trzaskowski's behavior – he went on to say.

– There will be our legal reaction, possibly a notification to the prosecutor's office; it is obvious to me that this is a violation of the law. [...] How can public money even be allocated to promoting pornography among children in Warsaw? This is simply a scandal. Trzaskowski should resign for something like this – he added.

– A notification will be filed – he stressed, after being asked whether a notification to the prosecutor's office was being considered or would be filed.

– The second matter concerns the motion of no confidence in Minister Katarzyna Kotula. The PiS parliamentary club has just filed such a motion. In our assessment, Minister Kotula endangers children, children, and youth. She is secretly preparing a bill on gender affirmation. This bill, as it turned out during a speech at an LGBT meeting, will be presented to the Sejm only after the election campaign ends, which means manipulation is occurring in this area – stated Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference in the Sejm.

– Yesterday, the Minister of Education used a falsehood directed at the Polish nation. This disqualifies Minister Barbara Nowacka, and we expect her to resign immediately. There is no excuse for a supposed slip of the tongue, especially since, as the media reports, this statement was made at a conference organized by a German foundation – stated Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference in the Sejm.

– I don't think [Trzaskowski] broke the law – stated Adam Bodnar on Radio ZET.

– I have the impression that it fundamentally differs [from the handover of fire trucks by the Fund for Justice] in that President Trzaskowski is the president of the capital city of Warsaw, and Warsaw has for many years been implementing a security support program for its residents – he added.

– Regarding the status of judges, we are in the midst of very intensive work on preparing legislation that will regulate the status of judges for the future. Thus, there will never be any doubt as to who, when, and how they were prepared. The Codification Commission for the Judicial and Prosecutorial System has prepared two draft laws; these drafts have been presented to me, and everything indicates that we will present them next week – Adam Bodnar stated on Radio ZET.

– Everything we are facing is a consequence of the systemic reforms that were carried out from 2017-2018. Many people, when these reforms concerning the court system, the National Council of the Judiciary, and the Supreme Court were being planned, raised doubts, saying: 'Don't go down this path, it will cause various problems in the justice system,' and unfortunately, we are now observing these problems. Therefore, the government's role is to rectify all of this – stated Adam Bodnar on Radio ZET.

– Ms. Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz is a member of the Council of Ministers and, as a member of the Council of Ministers, she also participated in the circulating adoption of that resolution [regarding Netanyahu's visit to Poland] and it's a bit difficult for me to hear in a situation where she herself was also part of that decision – said Adam Bodnar in an interview with Radio ZET.

– I think it's a matter of weeks when this indictment concerning the Profeto Foundation thread will appear, and one should not forget that the prosecutor's office's interest regarding Mr. Romanowski does not end solely with this thread. There are several other issues being investigated there currently, among them the Szczecin thread is very advanced. There are also unresolved issues concerning various relationships and the ordering of media contracts by the Fund for Justice; it's worth recalling that 5% of the fund's annual value went towards the promotional support of the Fund for Justice – stated Adam Bodnar on Radio ZET.

– The majority of Ukrainians in Poland work hard. They live here, they pay taxes here, and their children attend Polish schools. It is absolutely clear that they should receive the 800+ benefit. However, those who do not work in Poland are not entitled to 800+ – says Rafał Trzaskowski in a spot published on social media.

– This is common sense, and someone finally had to say it out loud – the presidential candidate summarized.

Prawie 90% Polek i Polaków jest za!
800+ tylko dla tych Ukraińców, którzy w Polsce pracują, mieszkają i płacą podatki.

Zdrowy rozsądek. Po prostu. pic.twitter.com/lAC0N2zkGr

— Rafał Trzaskowski (@trzaskowski_) January 28, 2025

– The fact that the minister asked these questions, requests for clarification from the National Electoral Commission, was justified, as indicated by the reaction of the PKW itself. Yesterday, the National Electoral Commission was supposed to adopt some document with explanations, but it turned out that it did not adopt one, and what's more, statements emerged that perhaps there would be three separate documents with explanations. So, how is the finance minister supposed to navigate this situation, when to disburse money he needs an unambiguous signal, and he doesn't have that signal – stated Adam Bodnar on Radio ZET.

– If it were unambiguous, the resolution of the National Electoral Commission should have one sentence, but it has two paragraphs, one of which contradicts the other – he added.

– The Minister of Finance is responsible for obtaining a resolution from the National Electoral Commission (PKW) that complies with the Electoral Code. This means it must be the result of a completed procedure, and that procedure includes a ruling from an independent court. The Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs does not meet the standard of a court – said Adam Bodnar on Radio ZET.

– The current ruling coalition ignores key economic challenges currently facing Poland, demonstrates passivity in foreign policy, disregards security, and neglects the well-being of citizens. From the failures, fatal decisions, and scandals that have occurred during this administration’s term, a substantial litany of shame could already be compiled – Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on social media.

– Here are 12 serious blemishes on the image of the current government that we should remember. These are both older and recent matters, related to various spheres. But all of them lead to one clear conclusion – things are not going well in the Polish state – the former Prime Minister emphasized.

– History is unfolding before our eyes – in recent months, it has become clear that it's possible to create fantastic quality artificial intelligence (AI) models for funds within Poland's reach. We don't have to be dependent on China and the USA for AI. More information soon – Go Poland! – wrote Rafał Trzaskowski on social media.

Historia dzieje się na naszych oczach – w ciągu ostatnich miesięcy okazało się, że można tworzyć fantastycznej jakości modele sztucznej inteligencji (AI) za pieniądze, które są w zasięgu Polski. Nie musimy być w AI uzależnieni od Chin i USA. Wkrótce więcej informacji – Cała…

— Rafał Trzaskowski (@trzaskowski_) January 28, 2025

PiS has released another spot under the slogan 'Which Rafał is the real one?' – this time dedicated to yesterday's press conference concerning the handover of equipment to the Warsaw police.

This event has been juxtaposed with Rafał Trzaskowski's words from early January. 'Everyone saw that PiS misused tens, hundreds of millions of public money to conduct their election campaign. All Polish women and men saw it. This is an absolute scandal, and I hope that consequences will be drawn from this,' said the KO candidate.

What do you think, which Rafał is the real one? ? pic.twitter.com/1SgqoHrJjv

— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) January 28, 2025

– We have just signed an agreement that provides a legal framework, enabling even more intensive cooperation, which both Canada and Poland greatly desire, concerning nuclear energy. It is evident that our cooperation is intended for the peaceful use of nuclear energy; this agreement is about that, among other things – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference following his meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada.

– For Poland, today’s act and our discussions hold particular significance because, as you know, we are on the path to developing our own nuclear energy sector. Canada has excellent experience in this area […] the main supplier of technology for our first nuclear power plant, which we are beginning to build, namely the company Westinghouse, is owned by Canadian firms – he continued.

– This morning I met with the head of Google, who, unprompted by me, stated that not only for Google but also for other high-tech giants, Poland should become a regional center, a European center, when it comes to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference following his meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada.

– I will speak about this in a few days, because I will try to convince everyone, in Europe and around the world, but also here in our country, that Poland is embarking on a path of very accelerated development, both economic and technological. In a few days, I will provide precise information on this to the Polish public, including investment intentions and our cooperation with ambitious and desired partners like Canada, as well as with the world's largest companies – he continued.

– So that Poland becomes, and we are well on our way, a leader in modern technologies and a certain model of conduct throughout Europe. This requires specific energy sources. If, as our partners have announced, we want to build large data centers here, for example, it requires additional energy sources – he went on to say.

– And given that energy in Poland is expensive, our joint investments and our cooperation in the field of nuclear energy are something that is a real priority for Poland – he added.

– I don't think there will be a political crisis in Belgrade and Serbia at this moment that would threaten the interests or security of Polish citizens in any way. Nothing currently indicates it – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

– I want to emphasize once again: I am convinced that Poles living in the USA give no reason for any more drastic measures to be applied against them. I would not use the word deportation at all – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

– Every Pole living in the USA who has a reason to return, either by decision of the American administration or of their own volition, to Poland will be warmly welcomed here. We will facilitate transport whenever necessary. Our consulates are ready everywhere in the world, but now especially in the USA – he continued.

– So far, we haven't observed any massive phenomena in the USA either, which would require any special care and special attention – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

– We have made a decision to radically increase the funding for our defense, army, and defense industry. Not because someone appealed for it, but because we live in a specific place on Earth. There is a war raging at our borders, Poland is the target of constantly repeated attacks both in cyberspace and direct acts of sabotage and diversion on our territory, and the traces are unequivocal. This is the activity of Russian services – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

– We know what the priority is. Security must be the priority. War is no longer an abstraction; war is no longer a historical memory. We discussed with the Prime Minister his impressions from yesterday [in Auschwitz] as well – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

– No, I will not draw any dramatic consequences because of a slip of the tongue. If politicians had to lose their heads every time they misspoke, I don't know if they would ever be willing to hold any positions – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference after a meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada.

“Intentions, deeds, actions are important, not slips of the tongue”

– In politics, intentions, deeds, actions are important, not slips of the tongue. This political war, which uses shameful arguments drawn from our dramatic history, must finally end. […] I don't need to be reminded that concentration camps in Poland were built and run by German Nazis. We all in Poland know that these were German, Nazi concentration camps – the head of government continued.

– Both of my grandfathers were prisoners of German concentration camps […]. One of my grandfathers was also, and to this day remains, the object of a campaign of hatred and contempt organized by those who are ready to distort and falsify this type of history in order to attack their country's prime minister in a completely unacceptable way for many, many years – he went on to say.

“The problem is that there are politicians in Poland closely cooperating with parties that do not hide their sentiment towards Nazism”

– There are politicians and political parties in Poland today that closely cooperate with parties, for example, in Germany, which do not hide their sentiment towards the Nazi past. Which question Polish borders. This is the problem, not the minister's slip of the tongue. The problem is that there are politicians in Europe, and they are growing in strength, who find allies in Poland who directly refer with sentiment, with such excitement, to the Nazis and that history – the Prime Minister added.

– Everywhere we see these forces that unfortunately have such a cohesive message, a cohesive worldview, and quite cohesive actions. […] What I’m talking about also concerns those very unfortunate words spoken at an AfD political rally, actually on the eve of the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, about the need to build a great Germany, about German pride, about Germany already forgetting its responsibility for World War II – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference after meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada.

– What is so disturbingly simple about all this is that we are discovering forces and political leaders, they are sometimes effective in elections too, that these are always the same directions of action and the same opinions. It is always rather anti-Ukrainian and pro-Putin, these are always words or actions that are anti-European, in the sense of undermining the meaning of the European Union, these are words spoken by people who advocate conflict within their communities, for whom violence is a legitimate tool of action – he continued.

– For my nation, for Poland, this is an extremely dangerous trend. If a party like the AfD has 20% support in Germany today, then as a historian, I want to tell you that it is difficult for me to imagine a louder political alarm and support for those who should feel responsible for NATO, for transatlantic relations, for respecting borders, those who should oppose the aggression of states like Russia. The support and presence of such people and such words at rallies of parties like the AfD must cause concern – he went on to say.

– On historical matters, there cannot be even the slightest crack, the slightest room for different interpretations of history. Auschwitz is a lesson that everyone should always remember – he added.

"A good, long conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. About how to resist populism. About the fact that economy and security are absolutely key issues in contemporary politics. About building relations with the administration of Donald Trump. And about future plans" – Rafał Trzaskowski wrote on X.

"I also presented the Prime Minister with a superb album prepared by the Warsaw Uprising Museum for the 80th anniversary of the capital's heroic uprising" – he continued.

A good, long conversation with Canadian Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau. About how to resist populism. About the fact that economy and security are absolutely key issues in contemporary politics. About building relations with the administration of @realDonaldTrump. And about future plans… pic.twitter.com/pMpyJpfFtd

— Rafał Trzaskowski (@trzaskowski_) January 28, 2025

– I’ve just met with women here in Jarocin. We discussed something incredibly important – women's rights, and the fact that I won't back down when it comes to fighting in your name, when it comes to exerting the greatest possible pressure for the liberalization of the anti-abortion law, this medieval one, adopted by PiS – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– At a rally of the AfD party, that is, this xenophobic party, one must clearly state, invoking the worst traditions of German politics, we heard the words that were spoken there. We also heard what Elon Musk said about all of this and what he said to German politicians. He said that German politicians should actually forget about their history, about their guilt, and move forward. This is unbelievable – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– I remember exactly when we were joining the EU. Maria Janion then said that we are joining the EU, but we must join the EU with our tradition, with our history, our experiences, that it is incredibly important to recall our historical experiences so that evil never happens again, that if we want to build a partnership-based EU, we must clearly recall everything that happened in the blackest pages of our history and talk about what happened in Germany and what Germany did in Poland, to recall these black pages of European history, that without this, reconciliation cannot be built – he continued.

– Common sense is primarily the foundation of our security. And that’s why when I hear that my opponent is questioning Ukraine’s membership in NATO, at that moment I grab my head and ask: what about the most important interest of our state, what about common sense? – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– After all, all presidents, from President Wałęsa, through President Kwaśniewski, Kaczyński, Komorowski, Duda, agreed on one thing – that it is better for Ukraine to be in the West, in the European part, part of Europe than in Putin’s dirty hands. Isn’t that common sense? – he continued.

– They know how to attack, they know how to make a fuss about attacking a woman for a slip of the tongue, a true 'lady's boxer'. However, to clearly state that these kinds of words [at the AfD rally] are unacceptable, unfortunately, they lack the courage for that – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– We will not give up, and I will not give up, on the need for a president who will sign the necessary legislation. The legislation we committed to and which Duda vetoed. Regarding the morning-after pill, regarding the Silesian language. We will do this, and you know why? Because freedom is the most important thing, because the freedom of women to decide about their own lives, the freedom of all those who want to cherish their traditions, is paramount – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– We've already had one president like that, and we still have him, who presented himself as independent. With a pen, he signed every bill. He didn't have his own opinion. My opponent initially claimed he knew nothing, which is quite original for an independent candidate. Then, when he started talking about what he truly thought, we all got goosebumps because it turned out he is much more radical than PiS – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– Ask yourselves a very simple question: would Jarosław Kaczyński agree to choosing someone who is independent? There is no possibility of that. He chose his candidate single-handedly, single-handedly. We held primary elections – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– I guarantee you one thing. A president who will be sensible, who will not seek conflict with the government over trivial matters, but who will be ready for cooperation, and when necessary, will tell the government what needs to be done, he will promise acceleration and will do everything to accelerate. He will propose his own initiatives, take matters into his own hands – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– The President has more time to prepare a strategy, actions, to deal with solving real problems. And when necessary, he will also be able to object, because the President of Poland should be your president, not the president of one boss – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– My opponent, who was the director of the Museum of the Second World War, I don't know what he was doing there, perhaps only sleeping in a hotel, because as it turns out, he doesn't react to such important matters. The President of the Institute of National Remembrance hasn't reacted to such words, he hasn't said anything on the matter since Saturday, and PiS hasn't said anything either, failing to react to such disgraceful statements – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– At a time when the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is being commemorated, everyone on the right is burying their head in the sand. I don't know why they're doing it, maybe they're afraid of Musk, maybe they're afraid of criticism on the X platform; for them, that's more important right now than what should be most important, which is bearing witness to our history, not forgetting the dark chapters of European and German history – he continued.

– I am listening to what is most important today, and there is no doubt that security is most important today, that the economy and economic patriotism are most important today, that reducing disparities is most important today, that these are the most essential matters – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– What do we hear? I often hear, suddenly, that we have introduced right-wing topics into the election campaign. It is unbelievable how some of our commentators lack any imagination as to what security or economic patriotism has to do with right-wing views or left-wing views; this is simply common sense, dear sirs – he added.

– You need to be brave when bravery is needed to react when scandalous words are uttered. But not when you just want to sow discord to flex your muscles without being able to secure anything for Poland. How many times have I listened to these words about the European Union, how many times have I listened to this criticism from PiS, but when it came to negotiations, look: they agreed to everything regarding the Green Deal, Morawiecki signed it all – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– What did PiS do? They agreed to everything, they never effectively opposed anything, they never fought effectively for any of our interests, they only led to billions in European aid ceasing to reach us. All of Europe was developing with billions from the KPO, and we were deprived of those funds. And they have the audacity to say anything about European politics – he continued.

– Morawiecki has the audacity, a guy who failed at everything possible in European politics, and they will teach us how to act. I’ve been involved with the European Union for over 20 years, and I know one thing: you have to be tough […] when negotiating Poland's interests, when negotiating money, when negotiating solutions that make us safe – he went on to say.

– The whole world is investing and has invested in cryptocurrencies. I believe that the state simply shouldn't interfere with these types of investments […] this is a normal way of investing […] of course, there is risk, as with any investment there is risk, but the state should focus on minimizing such risk, not on adding extra costs – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– Together, we stood shoulder to shoulder during these difficult times. For many, many years, in this 2020 campaign, and before, at the moment when democracy was being undermined, when women's rights were being attacked, when police were sent with batons against girls, we were all together. When teachers were attacked, when it was necessary to support people with disabilities, we were all together, and you know my views precisely; nothing has changed in this matter, not one iota – stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– You can count on me to stand exactly where I have always stood. However, if today we are all clearly saying that it is time to focus on security, that it is time to focus on an equal Poland, you have a full guarantee that I will attend to these matters, reasonably, but most importantly, in a fully independent manner, ladies and gentlemen – he added.

– When it comes to fur animals, even the PSL, which, as is well known, has taken a certain stance, I’ve heard what Kosiniak-Kamysz said, that he is also ready for changes. Therefore, I hope that these changes will simply occur in matters that are significant and in matters where, yes, certain support should be provided to those who might lose their source of income, but we must introduce solutions that will lead to animal life and health being taken very seriously in Poland, and hearing these signals from the PSL, I am optimistic – Rafał Trzaskowski in Jarocin.

– When it comes to dogs on chains, for me, it is unbelievable that such a thing can still take place in Poland in the 21st century – he continued.

– In recent days, we have encountered an enormous wave of hate, a dirty campaign of lies and manipulation. I wanted to tell you that I know my father, and I know this will not scare him. Neither these attacks nor their authors – said Daniel Nawrocki in Ciechanów, announcing his father's election rally.

– I stand before you making a clear declaration that as the future President of the Republic of Poland, my first legislative initiative will be the return to the civic project, the traditional first project of the Central Communication Port, but in the same initiative, in the same first law, the necessity for subsequent governments of the Republic of Poland to undertake all local and regional investments will be included, a great renaissance of projects that are to lead to sustainable development – stated Karol Nawrocki in Ciechanów.

– Whenever a poll like this appears once in a while, and one did recently, stating that Karol Nawrocki would win against Rafał Trzaskowski in the second round […], whenever a good poll appears, my opponents and their party and political circles simply go mad. Chaos ensues. In the media, especially in one press outlet and on television, everything starts to burn and crumble because the poll is too good – said Karol Nawrocki in Ciechanów.

– Today, in my love apartment, that is, in my own home, my wife reminded me of one more thing. She said: how could you have been in the apartment, when between February 12th and 15th, along with our son, we were at a beautiful resort in Kashubia, where we had a wonderful time? – said Karol Nawrocki in Ciechanów.

– They lied, they are lying, and they will lie – he emphasized.

– Today I was in my apartment of love, which is my own home, where I spoke with my wife, because they say I lived for 200 days in the rooms of the World War II Museum. Only nothing there adds up, and investigative journalists are unable to check social media, Facebook. Yes, I was living under COVID, in quarantine, in one of the apartments of the World War II Museum, which I wrote about on my Facebook 5 years ago, and I wasn't supposed to boast about it – said Karol Nawrocki in Ciechanów.

"I Did 9 Workouts, Made 200 Decisions"

– When I was in quarantine in the apartment of the World War II Museum, I did 9 workouts while sick […], I made 200 decisions because I wanted to work for the World War II Museum while in quarantine, and I read 2,000 pages in seven books. That's how I spent my time in quarantine in the apartment at the World War II Museum – he continued.

– For us to win, we must have a program for youth, and that is why I am presenting to you Mikołaj Sobański-Jóźwiak, who will now be the coordinator for youth cooperation. To these two elements, namely the analyses of the Council for Youth Affairs under the President and the analyses of the Plenipotentiary for Youth Affairs, we will jointly add what is most important. That is, the voice of the young generation, for whom we will build a strong, free, great, and independent Republic of Poland – said Karol Nawrocki in Ciechanów.

– We are starting to live in a certain matrix in the judiciary, and when people talk about option zero, this option zero should reach back to 2015, not 1989. This matter and the complexities of the Polish judiciary are so complicated that perhaps it would be better if I shared my idea on how to solve it – said Karol Nawrocki in Ciechanów.

Addressing a participant at the meeting who asked a question, he stated: – This also responds to the postulate you are asking about, the postulate of citizenship, because perhaps it leads us to a national referendum.

– I don’t want to say it directly yet, but I am convinced that we have reached a point as a national community where we should no longer allow ourselves to be in a situation where we cannot have a fair trial in Poland, and Polish entrepreneurs cannot get a verdict when it concerns existential matters of their business activity – he continued.

– If a reset, then from 1989, with the simultaneous removal of judges who served the communist judiciary. […] We have reached a moment where the nation and citizens must take responsibility for the Polish judiciary, and the only person who can guarantee this is a civic candidate for president – he argued.

– We must demand a return to normalcy in Polish schools, and this normalcy is pride in our identity, pride in who we are. Christian values are part of our Polish cultural heritage, and the cross is their symbol. Even if someone lacks the grace of faith, doesn't believe, or doesn't go to church, then if they remove crosses from offices in Warsaw, it means they don't understand the cultural heritage of the Polish state, which spans over a thousand years – stated Karol Nawrocki in Ciechanów.

– Of course, Barbara Nowacka will not be fired [from the government] for a simple reason: because she is the leftist faction within Civic Platform, and it is she who is meant to checkmate, her leftist colleagues [are meant to checkmate] that parliamentary left wing from another party – said Marcin Mastalerek in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.

– This is about politics, parliamentary politics, and solely for this reason, she will not be dismissed – he continued.

– The words were certainly outrageous, especially on such a day. However, when you watch the recording, or watch the whole thing, it seems to me that it was indeed a slip of the tongue, and anyone can misspeak – said Marcin Mastalerek in Polsat News.

– First and foremost, Minister Nowacka is not known for such views, her entire speech was not like that, so I personally am inclined, but probably because I don’t sit in the Sejm, I don’t participate in this daily political brawl on Twitter […] I simply believe her, she misspoke, she apologized, I think – he continued.

– I had the pleasure of coming from Gdańsk today, and I came to Ciechanów via Treblinka. I decided I had to be in Treblinka today because the Polish Minister of Education said what she said, and I went to Treblinka, where Germans murdered 900,000 people in a death camp. I stood there for the purpose, and that's why I'm talking about it, so that no one truly misspells it again. These are German death camps and German extermination camps, if that was indeed a misspelling – said Karol Nawrocki in Ciechanów.

– I think that [Duda-Trump relations] are even closer than is publicly stated, I have witnessed it many times – said Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News.

– President Trump invited President Duda in a phone conversation on November 11 and at that time pointed to Susie Wiles, and President Duda pointed to me, so that we could set a date. Because we haven't set a date yet, the meeting hasn't taken place – said Marcin Mastalerek in Polsat News.

– I am in contact [with Susie Wiles], calling it a 'hotline' is an overstatement – he continued.

– Today, [the elections] are not fair; today, this government will use special services, will use all state institutions to destroy Karol Nawrocki, to destroy, to annihilate Law and Justice – said Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News.

– I am disgusted by something like this that Donald Tusk is doing, I am disgusted by these articles that are being released about Karol Nawrocki, but [...] I am convinced that if one side has started this, the other side will respond shortly and it will simply be ugly and we will all be disgusted – he continued, when asked about Prime Minister Donald Tusk's post: 'When we were building the Museum of the Second World War, we assumed it would be an important public institution. PiS with Nawrocki understood it to be a home'.

– I am surprised by Prime Minister Tusk that he is getting involved in something like this at all; I am shocked – he went on to say.

– It seems to me that there is not the slightest chance that any of the candidates will get close to the top two, and it seems to me that this is pretty much decided, because we are too close to the parliamentary elections, which confirmed the division of Poland […] there is no real contender on the right against Karol Nawrocki […] there is no real candidate from the United Right camp […] Rafał Trzaskowski also has no contender – said Marcin Mastalerek in Polsat News, when asked about the role that Mentzen, Hołownia, and Stanowski will play in the elections.

– In my opinion, Sławomir Mentzen is fighting to become Konfederacja's Jarosław Kaczyński, meaning, he's aiming to be for Konfederacja what Jarosław Kaczyński is for Law and Justice. He's also fighting for them to become the third force and to be the ones deciding who governs in the next parliamentary elections, just like Hołownia did – said Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News.

– "Common sense" is the motto of my entire political journey, because I try to simply maintain reason all the time, and moreover, it stems from conversations with Polish women and men all over Poland – stated Rafał Trzaskowski on TVP Info.

– I hope we won't attack each other on the democratic side, but this isn't about transferring support, this is simply about building trust, also among those Polish women and men who don't vote for the party I come from – stated Rafał Trzaskowski on TVP Info.

– Did [Andrzej Klesyk] return to the supervisory board precisely to make this change and take Mr. Olech’s place? – asked Piotr Marciniak on the program “Fakty po Faktach” on TVN24.

– Mr. Andrzej Klesyk is a world-class manager who has already led PZU, so his entry into the supervisory board seems to me to have been an obvious strengthening of that supervisory board – replied Jakub Jaworowski.

– Was it the plan then? You're coming back because you have to take his place, we'll sort it out in a few days? – the journalist continued.

– These are questions that should be asked to the supervisory board. I can only say that what happened at PZU has my full support and I believe it is a step in the right direction – the minister replied.

– Karol Nawrocki has probably won this first stage for himself, because no one is talking about a replacement anymore – said Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News.

– Maybe not from the Civic Platform, but I don't hear anyone serious who would say that. Karol Nawrocki has won this first part of the pre-campaign, there is no longer any talk of him being replaced – he continued, responding to the host's remark that he hears politicians from Civic Platform saying so.

– First and foremost, of course, we all want acceleration, we want faster accountability for PiS, to close this chapter and not have to talk about PiS at all. We want faster fulfillment of all promises, which are often blocked by the president, such as the morning-after pill or the Silesian language, or the tidying up of what is happening in the pseudo Constitutional Tribunal or the justice system – stated Rafał Trzaskowski on TVP Info.

– We want acceleration also where our coalition partners hide behind the president, such as with the liberalization of anti-abortion law. Simply put, I will demand acceleration – he continued.

– The situation for Rafał Trzaskowski has radically changed. Until now, it seemed that the government would carry Rafał Trzaskowski in a palanquin to the Presidential Palace, and he would joyfully eat grapes […]. Today, it is evident that this will not happen, that Poland is simply divided, almost in half, and furthermore, social sentiment has radically changed – said Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News.

– I am shocked myself that Poles so quickly recognized Prime Minister Donald Tusk and remembered his previous 7 years in power. Meanwhile, today the approval ratings for the government are such that, in effect, if Rafał Trzaskowski wants to become president, he must save this government, he must save Civic Platform – he continued.

– There will be no palanquin. If he wants to be president, he must win. The chances are actually equal, and if, with such bad poll numbers for the government […] the candidate of the United Right wouldn't win, then when else would he win – he went on to say.

– That's how I imagine it [the campaign], especially a presidential one, when we're looking for a person with the strongest possible mandate in Polish democratic realities, such a campaign will involve hearing a claim from the candidate not every week, but with a certain frequency, which the media will then prompt, discuss, a vision for Poland under his rule – asked Marek Czyż on TVP Info.

– Your opponent says strange things, because he talks about restoring the shape of CPK or withdrawing Poland from the migration pact – complete nonsense, but he says it. It is then discussed among his voters, his electorate. From you, we heard about 800+, which is to be reduced for Ukrainians who do not live in Poland and do not pay taxes. Is this the beginning of this series of ideas, or is that all for now? – the host continued to ask.

– Perhaps I'll start by saying that my opponent often speaks when he shouldn't, and when he should, he says nothing, because we hear scandalous words at AfD party rallies, where it is said that Germany should forget about its guilt, and Elon Musk says this, among others, and there is no reaction from the head of the Institute of National Remembrance here – Rafał Trzaskowski replied.

– When it wasn't necessary, then only PiS talked about enemies in the West, when it wasn't necessary to talk about enemies in the West because there was an enemy in the East, when it wasn't necessary to incite, they incited against the EU all the time, and when it's necessary to react to scandalous words that Germany could forget about its guilt, then the head of such an important state institution says nothing – added the KO candidate.

– I understand that PiS is probably simply afraid of Elon Musk, because he indeed has enormous influence on social media. Otherwise, I can't explain it [PiS's lack of reaction to Musk's words at the AfD congress], why there wasn't an immediate reaction – stated Rafał Trzaskowski on TVP Info.