Cyril Hanouna criticizes luxury perks of French ministers on TBT9, Digi Mart USA News (France): It took only one topic to draw Cyril Hanouna’s anger on TBT9 on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. The host grew visibly frustrated while discussing the skills of people who lead the country and the resources they receive every day.
The discussion first focused on the difference between a company head and an employee holding a management position. Hanouna insisted that a director general is not a company head, and he said he holds his own director general, Lionel Stade, in high regard.
Panelist Raymond Aabou added that many people in such roles would be dismissed.
The host then turned to a detail that particularly angered him: according to him, each minister has a personal cook. He mocked the idea of an official arriving with a home-packed lunch of tomatoes and white rice, and he parodied gastronomic requests from members of the government, including scallops and a chocolate dessert.
Olivier Dartigolles reminded Hanouna that he had previously called for limiting the government to eight or ten ministers, all meeting each morning at the Élysée Palace. Hanouna responded by imagining confronting them directly about the economy and farmers’ difficulties, giving one of them until 6 p.m.
to find answers.
