The hoax about “hooded journalists” at Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s house was revealed this Wednesday on the set of ‘Everything is a Lie’. The Cuatro program discussed this issue with Ana Pardo de Vera and PP MP Ana Vázquez, and Risto Mejide responded harshly while defending the Madrid president’s right to privacy: “I don’t like it when they go to harass politicians in their homes.“.
“What will they do there?” The popular parliamentarian who commented continued to respond when Pardo de Vera pedagogically explained how a journalist works when it comes to obtaining information: “And this seems normal to you. Are you going to ask this to a relative, not me? I think we are already in a frenzy that exceeds some personal boundaries. “He would come to my house to ask my mother or neighbors if I had left my dog alone during the three days I was in Madrid, and I felt harassed.”
After listening to these words, Risto Mejide decided to respond to Vázquez’s words: “People with media profiles are subjected to this harassment every week. This morning there was a paparazzi at the door of my house. This harassment stems from other reasons and we have to accept it.“.
“Do you know why we have to eat? Because we are people, we have a public profile and we do not take money from the public. And if you go before a judge, he will not protect you. Risto Mejide, who received applause from the audience on the set, said: “If I serve the public interest, you should pay more attention “You hear it because you also receive a public salary,” he said.
“But I don’t share what they did in front of your house,” the popular representative replied, prompting Mejide to give another response: “Me too, but I have no legal protection. According to the law, if I go to a judge, you will tell me that I am in the public interest and you will put up with it.” Well, hold on like me.“.
“As a result of questions, as Ana Pardo de Vera told you, this is how journalists get information. And they will give it to you or they will not give it to you, and they will be more or less competent when it comes to asking, but That’s journalism and that’s the way to monitor politicians, because if it wasn’t, we would only have the information you give us,” Mejide said.