Serbia’s President, Aleksandar Vucic, once again got into an argument with an N1 journalist over questions she asked regarding the government’s response to the recent tragic mass shootings in the country.

„You are the president of all citizens, and here you divide the media into “tycoon” and “non-tycoon” media. Don’t you think that has an impact on the situation we are in?”, N1’s Zaklina Tatalovic said and then asked Vucic whether he believes the photo Prime Minister Ana Brnabic posted on social media, in which she seemed to mock those protesting against violence in the country following recent shooting, was appropriate.

“Don’t you think that all that is a bit out of place in these 10 days after two massacres?” she asked.

Tatalovic also asked Vucic why he did not sign the book of mourning at the Vladislav Ribnikar school, where one of the shootings took place, and if he believes that the Interior Minister, Bratislav Gasic, should resign.

“Does Gasic, who is with you and can answer, feel a little responsible when people take to the streets and ask for his resignation?“ she asked.

Vucic’s response began with him telling Tatalovic that “she gave a speech” and “did not act like a journalist”, but rather made false accusations and “lied”.

“I want to tell you citizens that I carefully listened to the rude statements and lies of someone who cannot hear out a single sentence of an answer „, said Vucic.

He said he “understands the nervousness”, without specifying who he was referring to.

„I understand it very well because the man lost a huge amount of money, he wanted to destroy Serbia, he failed to destroy Serbia and now he is trying to finish off Serbia. The citizens who were at the gatherings, they are neither mobs nor anything like that, but the vultures and hyenas are the politicians who called them to a political protest during the day of mourning,” he said, adding that opposition politicians “abused the tragedy”.

He told the N1 journalist that „he is not going to kick her out“, although „she deserved it a long time ago“.

„The fact that you are rude, unreasonable, ill-mannered is not the image and circumstance of your parents, it is the image and circumstance of the owner of your television channel,“ Vucic said.

He then once again called the opposition leaders „hyenas and vultures“.