The PCP leader, José Carlos Raimundo, defended the invitation extended to the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) to participate in the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the communist rentrée, arguing that many figures now considered legitimate, such as Nelson Mandela, were once classified as terrorists. Raimundo rejected the criticism of the decision, emphasizing that the PFLP is an internationally recognized organization and that the invitation falls within the party's tradition of internationalist solidarity.
CNN Portugal commentator José Azeredo Lopes considered that the guarantees given by US President Donald Trump on NATO "are worth absolutely nothing," as are the statements from the Kremlin. Azeredo Lopes stated that if Trump assured that Russia will not attack NATO, that would be reason for greater concern, emphasizing the lack of credibility of both the American president's words and those of the Russian government.
Sandra Felgueiras comments on the details revealed by TVI and CNN Portugal about the use of Xuxas's car, one of the biggest drug traffickers in Portugal, by Luís Neves, warning that if the case leads the country to a "swamp," that will not be the fault of the journalists who reported this information.
Socialist João Soares criticized at the PSD Summer University the comparison between José Luís Carneiro and André Ventura, classifying it as "an indecency", but defended Minister Luís Neves from what he considered a "miserable campaign" against him.
The Portuguese prime minister, Luís Montenegro, reaffirmed his confidence in the minister of Internal Administration amid considerable controversy involving Luís Neves and suspicions of irregularities related to his former position as national director of the Judicial Police.