Overview

• RTVE president José Pablo López issued a statement on X backing collaborator Sarah Santaolalla and stressing the corporation’s mission to foster diverse political discussion.
• López said attacks on the broadcaster and its staff are “not casual but causal,” linking them to RTVE’s growing competitiveness, and asserted that “RTVE cannot negotiate with attacks on human rights” and that “no one is surplus” at the public network.
• The dispute followed Santaolalla’s comment on Mañaneros 360 that one must be “very idiotic or poorly informed” to keep believing the PP and Vox.
• The PP demanded RTVE terminate any collaboration with Santaolalla, argued public pay is incompatible with insulting voters, and announced it will file a series of congressional questions about her activity.
• Senior PP figures amplified the criticism, including harsh remarks by Jaime de los Santos that the party publicized on official channels, while Santaolalla replied on TVE calling for respect and rejecting use of her remarks for political campaigns.