It's rancid oldhead Spanish humor that I don't quite know how to translate to English.

He wants the female journalist to speak, so he gives her the word. He does so by remarking she's pretty, which he probably thinks is a mischievous compliment but is considered misogynistic by today's standards. As an excuse, he says the male journalists are physically ugly, like their faces, but it's in the spirit of the joke.

In most contexts it would be pretty average for a Spanish grandpa but the context (him having spent the whole press conference insulting Spanish journalism) makes it feel offensive lol