The recognition of the United States accumulated a large part of the reproaches from the left. The PSOE accused Ayuso of "dragging Madrid to the immoral side of the world", while their spokesperson, Mar Espinar, questioned why, amid the controversy over ICE's actions in Minneapolis, the Community of Madrid claims the Administration of Donald Trump as a "beacon of freedom" and not Bad Bunny, who brought the Spanish language to the Super Bowl show.
Criticisms that were joined by Más Madrid: "No medal can cover up your problems. Don't try to distract people," said the opposition leader, Manuela Bergerot, who rebuked the Madrid president over the Móstoles case and the new law from the Ministry of Health to curb private healthcare. "Your gravy train is coming to an end, we will put an end to your way of life," criticized the Más Madrid leader.
Ayuso responded to the criticisms by justifying the recognition of the United States, which has been highly questioned in recent hours. "We are going to award the medal to a nation for its 250 years of independence, whether under one government or another," emphasized the regional president several times, considering that "Atlantic bridges cannot be broken" and pointing to the Pedro Sánchez government for deteriorating relations with the United States without providing explanations in Congress, and instead engaging with "Hamas".
"Governments come and go. We are not going to break the Atlantic bridges," stated the Madrid leader, whom the opposition had urged in the last hours to reconsider the decision to award this medal and instead honor the artist Bad Bunny for being "critical" of the immigration situation in the United States.