Njegove kritike prema medijima izazvane su i nedavnom bujicom izvještaja u kojima se ismijava njegova kćerka Elena Basescu, novoimenovana generalna sekretarka omladinske organizacije Liberalno-demokratske stranke, zbog jezičkih lapsusa tokom svojih govora.
His criticism of the media was also triggered by a spate of recent reports that ridiculed his daughter, Elena Basescu, the newly appointed secretary-general of the Liberal Democrat party youth organisation, for language lapses she made during speeches.