Ayuso lashes out at journalists who uncover her controversies and accuses them of acting at the dictation of the Government: "90% dedicated exclusively to me"

Isabel Díaz Ayuso has taken advantage of an interview dedicated to the Ceuta crisis to once again present herself as a victim of the Government and of the media outlets investigating her controversies. The president of the Community of Madrid even claimed that there are journalists whose work is "dedicated to me exclusively" by "90%", after accusing them, without providing any proof, of receiving direct instructions from the Executive.

The interview, published this Wednesday by 'El Pueblo de Ceuta', was supposed to address the massive entry of migrants and its consequences for the autonomous city. Ayuso ended up shifting a good part of the conversation towards her own political problems and describing herself as "a kind of wild card or punching bag" who, according to her account, is blamed for any difficulty Spain is going through.

The Madrid leader also attributed her relationship with Ceuta to the fact that her "political family is from there," referring to the family of Alberto González Amador, who resided for years in the autonomous city after leaving the Sahara. The words come out the same day that 'El País' and 'El Plural' have published that Ayuso has left the Chamberí apartment she shared with her partner to move into a residential area in Puerta de Hierro.

Ceuta as a defense against the penthouse

Ayuso once again attacked the coverage of the luxury penthouse acquired by the Community of Madrid and maintained that the Government uses this controversy to divert attention. "The big problem of the State is the sale of some offices. Honestly, they have tried to cover everything there," she stated after mentioning the fires and the Ceuta crisis.

The operation goes much further than the simple "sale of some offices" with which the president tried to dismiss it. The public company Planifica Madrid bought in April for 6.3 million euros a 485 square meter penthouse with nearly 200 meters of terrace to use it during some works in the Real Casa de Correos. The property is located in front of the apartment where Ayuso's mother lives and, according to the published information, its urbanistic use does not allow it to be used as an office or official residence either.

The Community ended up putting the penthouse up for sale for 6.69 million euros shortly after the purchase became known. The complete file of the acquisition continues to be publicly unavailable and the Madrid Executive has not clarified why it chose that property, despite having other public spaces near the Puerta del Sol.

"No more" minors in Madrid

The regional president also rejected that communities continue to host minors arriving in Ceuta and stated that Madrid has no responsibility for the problems that, in her opinion, Morocco disregards. "We have to take care of those who are here because it is something we have already assumed, but no more," she declared, before linking new receptions with a supposed "pull effect."

Ayuso also asked the Government to expel all people who entered Ceuta irregularly. In the case of minors, the Immigration Law requires studying each situation individually, listening to the child when they have sufficient maturity, and gathering reports from protection services and the Public Prosecutor's Office. Family reunification can only be agreed upon when it protects the best interest of the minor and there are adequate guarantees in the country of destination.

While the Ministry of Youth and Childhood works on the transfer to the Peninsula of about 500 particularly vulnerable girls and adolescents, Ayuso did not detail what resources the Community of Madrid would be willing to provide. Her offer to Ceuta remains limited to future business meetings and tourism campaigns without a budget, calendar, or concrete measures announced.