After the start of the ongoing demonstrations against austerity measures imposed by the cabinet and planned healthcare reforms, Baconschi described the protesters in a blog post on January 15th as "people stupefied by television".
Nakon početka tekućih demonstracija protiv mera štednje koje je uveo kabinet, kao i planiranih reformi u zdravstvu, Bakonši je u svom blog postu 15. januara opisao demonstrante kao „ljude zatupljene televizijom“.