Isabel Díaz Ayuso defended her trip to Mexico during the Madrid Assembly plenary, where she claimed the country did not exist until the arrival of the Spaniards and accused Pedro Sánchez's government of trying to sabotage her visit.
Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso responded on Thursday in the Madrid Assembly to opposition criticism over her recent trip to Mexico. She stated that Mexico did not exist until the Spaniards arrived and claimed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum received orders from the Spanish government to derail her schedule.
Ayuso explained that the trip was funded by the state of Aguascalientes and the Platino Awards, denying it was a vacation. She said her agenda was dismantled and insisted she had not stopped working, even though she spent three days without official events.
Opposition parties from PSOE and Más Madrid accused her of xenophobia and lying about the trip costs. Central government sources replied that the visit held no institutional interest and that Ayuso went only to make a fool of herself.
