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Yann Barthès here during his hearing before the commission of inquiry into the allocation of TNT frequencies, March 27, 2024.
TELEVISION – “If I’m arrogant you tell me. » This is how Yann Barthès opened his show Daily this Wednesday, April 3, the day after the interview with the president of the commission of inquiry into the allocation of TNT frequencies Quentin Bataillon in Do not touch My TV. The Renaissance deputy attacked the journalist, whom he described as‘” arrogant “.
“We will start at the beginning and for the beginning we will start with a definition, the definition of “consistency in politics”. It’s going to be very short”begins the TMC host, who was interviewed by the TNT commission of inquiry at the end of March.
It then displays a tweet, that of Quentin Bataillon published on January 16, 2023 which you can find below. “The shame Cyril Hanouna is the imposture of TPMP combining demagoguery and false information”wrote the deputy for Loire in reaction to a tirade from the host, who protested at the amount given by the State to public service media.
An extract from Cyril Hanouna’s show broadcast Tuesday evening is then broadcast, in which Quentin Bataillon was a guest where he receives a flocked t-shirt ” It’s snack time “. A reference to the hearing of the star presenter of C8, also questioned by the commission of inquiry, during which he clowned and declared that he had to have his snack at 4:30 p.m.
Violation of neutrality
“It was constancy, neutrality, reserve, objectivity and independence”simply concluded Yann Barthès on his set Wednesday evening at the end of this sequence.
The MP’s intervention in the show TPMP caused a lively controversy within the political class. The left demanded his resignation, denouncing the breach of the duty of neutrality incumbent on the president of a commission of inquiry. The President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet also called Quentin Bataillon to order.
Because the latter not only sang the praises of Cyril Hanouna, but he also pointed out the behavior of Yann Barthès during his hearing describing him as” arrogant “. He then regretted the lack of pluralism of Daily, a show that refuses to invite representatives of the extreme right onto its set. Conversely, he has “felicity” TPMP.
Editorialist Jean-Michel Apathy, columnist for Daily, also returned to this episode in this Wednesday’s show. He recalled that Quentin Bataillon had a ” Reserve duty ” to preserve “the dignity of the National Assembly”. And to come back to the T-Shirt episode: “Cyril Hanouna was auditioned two weeks ago. And he gave a gift to the president who auditioned him. We can say that this is unheard of. »
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