Last night, Yann Barthès' ears rang. Invited in “Touche pas à mon poste”, the deputy Quentin Bataillon, president of the commission of inquiry into TNT frequencies, allowed himself a few remarks against the presenter of “Quotidien” whom he had interviewed a few days earlier.
“I think it was the first time I got angry, he had a fairly arrogant attitude from the start, he refused to answer our questions
,” he confided to Cyril Hanouna.
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Participation in the C8 talk which was strongly criticized by viewers and part of the political class, particularly on the left. The national coordinator of La France insoumise Manuel Bompard demanded that Quentin Bataillon be removed from his position as president of the commission of inquiry, accusing him of
“covering up”
for Cyril Hanouna. This Wednesday, April 3, it is Yann Barthès’ turn to respond.
It was constancy, neutrality, reserve, objectivity and independence
Yann Barthès in “Quotidien”
From the first minutes of his show, he declares:
“Just, if I'm arrogant, you say so”
before launching like every evening:
“Thank you for watching “Quotidien””
. He pushes the irony for a few more minutes when Julien Bellver speaks.
“Oh shut up, I'll shut you up,”
cries Yann Barthès, using an expression very often used by Cyril Hanouna when he disagrees with one of his columnists.
Then comes Quentin Bataillon's turn to suffer the wrath of Yann Barthès.
“We will start with the definition of consistency in politics, it will be very short”
, introduces the journalist who then digs up from the politician’s X thread, formerly Twitter, a message posted on January 16, 2023.
“The shame Cyril Hanouna is the imposture of TPMP combining demagoguery and false information. Public broadcasting plays an essential role for information, creation and access to quality programs
,” we could read. Lines written at the time in reaction to the criticism of the C8 troublemaker against the public service.
“Quotidien” then broadcasts last night's sequence of “Touche pas à mon poste” when Quentin Bataillon receives a t-shirt as a gift on the set.
“It was constancy, neutrality, reserve, objectivity and independence
,” comments Yann Barthès simply.
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