Disappointment for Delphine Wespiser and Bernard Montiel. Wednesday April 20, 2022, the day of the famous second round debate between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, the two columnists learned that they were excluded from Touche pas à mon poste (C8) until the end of the election. “For you it can be a tragedy, for me it’s rather good news,” joked Cyril Hanouna after announcing the news to viewers. “As a reminder, we are subject to a strict speaking time between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron. And everything has been put in place to achieve this objective by Friday evening. We are doing calculations and everything. And Delphine and Bernard have given their opinion. We know that Bernard Montiel is spokesperson for the Elysée Palace. And Delphine also gave her opinion. So the channel advises us to dismiss them until the second round”, then explained the 47-year-old presenter. After each columnist has given his opinion, Cyril Hanouna has asked their feelings to the main concerned. Delphine Wespiser said she would never speak on the subject again after this show. “I am not a spokesperson for the government, I am not a spokesperson for Emmanuel Macron, everyone has understood that. I am not a spokesperson for Marine Le Pen either. I am just a spokesperson for the French who have been dissatisfied and who are disappointed with this five-year term. To be punished because of that, I find that it is very, very, very sad for democracy”, she then declared. For his part, Bernard Montiel also did not understand this decision, without being saddened. “I find it curious to be condemned because of his friendships. I have been friends with the Macrons for a very long time, well before the presidential election (…) They are friends whom I adore, whom I love deeply and whom I respect. Now in this show I have never proselytized. You can have friends and not always agree, “he reacted. The two columnists will of course return to their posts once the second round has passed. Remember that Delphine Wespiser has been at the heart of all criticism since she supported Marine Le Pen, because she was too disappointed with Emmanuel Macron’s five-year term. A situation that affects him a lot. “It was one of the worst weekends of my life. I had thousands of insults, thousands of threats. (…) The media made a big deal out of it all. They cut things out and said Delphine she promotes Marine Le Pen. But in fact it’s not that. I am a disappointed citizen. If I promoted Marine Le Pen, I would have promoted her in the first round! “, she confided on April 19.