Investigation of Pascal Praud, VRP zealous in the union between the far right and the extreme right – Libération

Just as the SMS was sent, Pascal Praud immediately called back. The number can start. “No, but seriously…” offended, theatrically, the CNews host pretended to complain: another interview request? Him again, why him? That’s right, why are you still interested in him?

Maybe it’s because he’s the headliner for CNews, which has a brash audience record, now the fifth most-watched channel on French television? His daily show, Pro Clockit was even the only one to be the leader in its slot between 09.00 and 10.30, ahead of TF1, France 2 and others. Here he plays a star overwhelmed by success: “23% more viewers yesterday, that’s too much… Before I was calm, I talked about football. Now my daughter sees me everywhere…”

At the Elysée, we now assess just that