The reactions of YouTubers disappointed with Vox after its cancellation of Jordi Wild: "If you are so stupid to make this decision, what are you going to do in the Government?"
Santiago Abascal assumes responsibility for the cancellation after the tensions caused by his time in 'La Revuelta', causing rejection by prominent figures in the Spanish digital ecosystem.
Quick Look
- Santiago Abascal canceled his interview on 'The Wild Project' hours before recording, citing disagreements with the editing of his time on 'La Revuelta'.
- The decision has generated strong criticism among content creators and party followers.
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Why It Matters
Vox canceled its participation in the podcast 'The Wild Project', alleging distrust after the editing of its interview on the RTVE program 'La Revuelta'.
Who is probably the most influential communicator in the Spanish digital universe, Jordi Wild had achieved the commitment to seat four candidates for the Presidency of the Government in the same chair - Pedro Sánchez, Alberto Núñez-Feijóo, Ada Colau and Santiago Abascal - something that, for the moment, has not achieved any radio or television program and that does not look like it will happen. Finally it won't be possible. This Wednesday the leader of Vox said no a few hours after the recording of his interview. The creator of The Wild Project described it hours later as a "play" on the part of Vox: "After coming out so strengthened from La Revuelta, coming here is a risk," he said.
The interview was highly anticipated and has unleashed all kinds of reactions, also among other content creators who at one time or another had shown that they agreed with Vox's approaches. One of them is ElXokas, which has 16 million followers. The man from Lugo has been one of the clearest and has shown himself scandalized by the statement from the 'green' formation in which they announced their sit-in against Jordi Wild: "It is impossible for anyone in their right mind to vote for a political group that makes these types of decisions. If you are so stupid to make this decision, what are you going to do in the Government?" he asks. "Blocking Jordi Wild is the worst decision in your entire career at a communication level," he says. "What a group of political parties we have in Spain," he laments. "What won't you do in the Government?" he insists.
The only way to solve it for ElXokas would be to do the interview on November 13, the date on which Wild plans to publish all the interviews, live. "I don't conceive of any other possibility other than to apologize to Jordi Wild and say we were wrong, sorry, we are going to do the interview. And let them do it live on the 13th and make it the only one live."
RickyEdit, with more than 11 million followers, has also reacted angrily to Vox's statement with a "How the hell dare you? Since they have played it on us on TV, we are not going anywhere." In his opinion, Jordi Wild is a "high-class and prestigious" interviewer with whom he already had "closed agreements" and canceling the interview hours before it took place is, from his point of view, "shameless."
A YouTuber very followed by Vox supporters, Infovlogger, has said: "In other words, you go to La revuelta knowing that the interview was going to be edited and you don't think about recording it because they can break their word and, with Jordi Wild, who has promised to broadcast it in full and without cuts, you don't trust him and you demand to put a camera on your own, blackmailing him into signing a document 15 minutes before starting. The logic is absurd; no matter how you look at it."
Faced with the attempts of some Vox followers to justify the 'shocked' and the criticism of the reactions, the youtuber was exhaustive: "Vox sending its minions again to insult everyone who criticizes them. You are already the PSOE."
"I think it is the biggest mistake by a political party in the midst of an electoral campaign," he says. Javi Cabello, a podcaster who has had many right-wing politicians on his channel, thinks the same - one of the latest, PP spokesperson Ester Muñoz: "How is it possible that they screw up this way? They have to explain it to me. It's the most important podcast in all of Spanish," he said last night.
"How is it possible that 12 hours before recording with the most important podcast in all of Spanish speaking, the most important podcast in Spain, which Pedro Sánchez and Ada Colau have already been through, you cancel the podcast, excusing yourself in I don't know what move with La Revuelta?" he asks. "Basically they wanted to tell Jordi what he should publish," he lamented.
UTH (A straight white guy) wonders how it is possible "after doing so well on Monday you can do so badly the next day." On his Twitch channel he says that this could be a Guinness record: "I do the most historic interview of the electoral campaigns that there has been in the history of democracy in Spain and the next fucking day I make the most historic screw-up," he said with a laugh.
Even Vito Quiles: "If they keep screwing up and don't save us on 29-N, we're going to blackball them."
Wall Street Wolverine has his own theory as to why Abascal's last-minute 'no' to Wild: "An electoral calculation has been made in which we have more to lose than win," he speculates. In his opinion it is a mistake because "Vox is taking the support of young people for granted." Something that "with these types of decisions" is putting at risk.
Beyond the most similar YouTubers, content creators as popular as Ibai Llanos, with 82 million followers, or Auron Play, with 65, have also given their opinion on Vox's plan. "His motives are absurd," considers the second because he could have won "the vote of young people." In his opinion, when Broncano interviewed him, Abascal "came out well" after a "disgusting and dark" interview and now "I'm going to go to this Jordi Wild, he's going to make me feel bad for two hours and I'm going to screw up." And he finished: "It's a shame not to see that interview, I would have seen it."
Ibai was in conversation with fellow content creator Reven when Vox released the statement: "It doesn't work because they think that [with the interview in 'La Revuelta'] they have already turned out well." "They're scared," Reven says. "Afraid of Jorge Salvaje?" Ibai asks, "as if he were Silvia Intxaurrondo reincarnated as Joe Rogan?"
The almost unanimous reaction in the morning gave rise to conspiracy theories during the afternoon: Bertrand Ndongo, a supporter of Vox and accustomed to arguing on social networks, defended Abascal's position: "Bravo to Abascal's team. They have deactivated a bomb. Why isn't Santi going? I'm not going to tell you the reason. You are very intelligent. The battle that Abascal is fighting for what happened in The Revolt... if you knew, you would tell Abascal to stay home until after the elections.
In the last few hours, the idea has spread that Jordi Wild stayed with Sánchez preparing Abascal's interview. A "hoax" to which Infovlogger has reacted angrily: "It is the most regrettable attempt to save furniture that has been seen in recent political history."
For his part, journalist José Javier Esparza shared a tweet that gave rise to that idea: "Can anyone confirm this?" he asked, to which a user responded: "Damn, you look like the Argentinians with the World Cup."
Abascal: "I accept the criticism and the consequences"
Given the barrage of criticism on networks, in an interview on Antena3, the Vox leader has taken first-hand responsibility for the suspension of the interview - "a decision that I make personally with my team" - and has pointed out that Wild's potential audience "is free to interpret however they want" his sit-in. To young people, the YouTuber's target audience - and the main source of voters for Vox - Abascal has also sent a message, as he sees them as "concerned." "I was neither a hero after leaving La Revuelta nor am I a villain after deciding not to attend this interview," he stated.
Abascal has taken responsibility for the rejection that has aroused in recent hours the "unilateral" cancellation - according to Wild - of the planned conversation. "I accept criticism and the consequences of my decisions, especially when they are irreversible."
As the party already did yesterday in a statement, Abascal has explained his cancellation of the interview as a reaction to what happened in La Revuelta: Vox says that RTVE "is hijacking" 40 minutes of the recording, which were not broadcast because the program is not live and is always edited to fit the time available. "We are convinced that it is Moncloa who is behind not publishing everything," Abascal stated, to justify his approach to Wild under the following argument: "We made the decision that never again will a Vox candidate transfer the exclusive rights of an intervention or an interview to any type of entity, neither public nor private."
Open Questions
- Will there be electoral consequences for Vox among the young public?
- Will the communication strategy of the parties change regarding podcasts?







