Various political groups, including the PSOE, Más Madrid, and Vox, have expressed concern over the «opacity» of the trip. Criticisms range from the lack of detail regarding expenses to the «provocation» that, according to some, attending a tribute to Hernán Cortés represents.
“"Ms. Díaz Ayuso is now going to Mexico for 10 days, 10 days. I don't know any governor who can disappear for 10 days, 10 days in Mexico."
The secretary general of the PSOE-M has denounced the «absolute opacity» of the president of the Comunidad de Madrid's trips, accusing her of not publishing expenses on the Transparency Portal. He noted that only expenses for the «authorities' lounge at Barajas» are recorded for trips to destinations like Miami or New York, with no information on hotels, flights, or companions.
For its part, Más Madrid has described the trip as a display of «feudalism with a ‘smartphone’». The spokesperson for Más Madrid in the Assembly criticized the president's agenda, highlighting that she will not meet with her counterpart in Mexico City or with the Mexican Government, and interpreted the visit as a «provocation» by including a tribute to Hernán Cortés at a time when the Mexican Government is requesting «recognition» for the abuses committed during the Conquest.
From Vox, the spokesperson in the Assembly reproached the president for «fleeing» to Mexico while her party debates national priorities in the Vallecas Chamber. She questioned the president's ten-day absence while many citizens await answers on aid for maternity, transport, or housing, calling for «more Vallecas and less Mexico City, more Getafe and less Miami».
In defense of the trip, the spokesperson for the PP in the Assembly argued that the visit is «very important for continuing to give the region the global dimension it seeks», both economically and in terms of influence. He emphasized that Madrid is a European, Atlantic, and Ibero-American region, and that these trips are of «extraordinary utility» for the community.
