PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto addressed Gibran's admission of feeling burdened by leaving the party. Hasto highlighted the consequences for cadres who diverge from the party's path.

Politician Hendrawan Supratikno described Gibran's admission of the difficulty of opposing PDI-P as an honest statement.

Gibran feels the weight of disappointing and opposing the party that raised him, PDI-P, as he runs for vice president alongside Prabowo.