After the uncomfortable moment that occurred on air this Friday on
A24
, when a strong insult was heard while the signal was broadcasting a report about
Victoria Villarruel
, journalist Lucio Di Matteo decided to clarify the situation and assured that the outburst, which was heard because he They left the microphone open,
it was in no way intended for the vice president
.
“This Friday, March 14, while I was working on the A24 news channel, which I have been a member of since 2014,
they left the microphone open
while a video of the Vice President of the Nation, Dr. Victoria Villarruel, aired.
At that moment, you hear my voice express
'this is a son of a bitch
'”, Di Matteo begins by admitting in a note published with his signature on the
Closing Minute
website .
Then, he makes a “first clarification,” which he points out as “the most important.”
“I was not referring to the provisional vice president of the Senate, elected by popular vote, but to another person,” she said, adding that she believed “that she was off the air.”
“
That is not what I think of Vice President Villarruel
, at all, in addition to the respect that must be shown to institutional investitures,” the journalist remarked in his defense.
Di Matteo hoped, in that sense, that Villarruel would read his message and “know first-hand that in no way was he talking about himself.”
In parallel, he made a “second clarification.”
“This situation arose due to the union conflict that the América group has been going through with the Argentine Television Union (SATSAID) for more than a week.
A conflict that, as part of the journalistic staff, is foreign to me.
And that, for the good of all, I would like it to be resolved soon,” he explained.
The strong insult during a report about Victoria Villarruel
Video
What one of the journalists said on the air of the "Andino and the news" cycle went viral.
In the video that quickly went viral you can see Ángeles Balbiani presenting a report with Javier Milei's second as the protagonist.
"Villarruel ratified his commitment to Milei," read the banner on the screen of the cable television news channel.
"I was referring to this video that Victoria uploaded yesterday after the session," Balbiani said.
In the audiovisual material the president of the Senate was sitting in her office with the Argentine flag in the background.
In this context, the leader stated: "My commitment to Argentina and Javier Milei is unwavering."
From the floor, a microphone was left open and the laughter of journalist Lucio Di Matteo was heard, who then launched a strong insult.
"This is a son of a bitch..." said the journalist.
They quickly cut off the audio, but the outburst had already been heard and the repercussions did not take long to arrive on social networks.
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