Journalist Ovidiu Vanghele, banned by President Nicuşor Dan from conferences at Cotroceni, apologized for using the word “garbage” about the president: “and I apologize for that”

Journalist Ovidiu Vanghele apologized on Thursday evening for using the word “trash” to refer to President Nicușor Dan. The reaction came after the head of state explained why he had banned him from attending press conferences at Cotroceni Palace.

While on an official visit to Ireland, Nicușor Dan said that he is not “trash” and that he refuses to discuss, as a person, with someone who does not respect him and uses insults against him.

On Thursday evening, Ovidiu Vanghele commented in a podcast on the president’s statements concerning him and admitted that he had called him “trash”: “Yes, yes, I did that, yes. I should say right from the start that I chose the words very, very poorly in that context, and I apologize for that. I have no problem doing so. It seems to me a matter of civility to reconsider something harsh and offensive because someone tells you that they experienced it as such.”