Cristian Ritondo and Roberto Funes Ugarte They starred in a small comical crossover on the La Nación+ screen, the brief note became one of the most shared television clips in recent hours: the video shows the PRO leader and the reporter in an unexpected exchange that mixed humor, double meanings and references to a viral history of the journalist himself.
The sequence took place during the live coverage of the Argentine driver’s “road show.” Franco Colapinto, a promotional event held in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo that brought together figures from entertainment, politics and motorsports fans. The day, marked by the festive atmosphere and the exhibition of competition cars, motivated the presence of multiple television mobiles that sought testimonies from the celebrities who attended the meeting.
In that context, Funes Ugarte intercepted Ritondo for an informal interview. The driver asked the legislator if he was a “fierrero”, to which the leader responded: “Yes, I like iron.”generating immediate laughter from the interviewer. Far from becoming uncomfortable, the legislator retorted with the same relaxed logic and returned the question. ““I am a loose thread”responded the chronicler, in an expression loaded with double meaning that was quickly replicated on social networks.
The term “loose thread” He had already been associated with the figure of Funes Ugarte after an episode that occurred in 2024, when he was involved in an argument in public with people who began to insult him – which also went viral – and led to network users calling him that name. As time went by, the chronicler ended up appropriating the nickname and using it ironically, which explains the naturalness with which he incorporated it into the television mobile.
The combination of the relaxed context of the event generated an atypical scene within La Nación+’s news coverage, which ended up being amplified on digital platforms. The live broadcast ended up becoming a viral phenomenon, driven by a phrase that, between humor and ambiguity, placed the reporter, once again, at the center of the media conversation.
