Argentina
Caputo Responded with Irony to a Video About Avenida Corrientes and Milei Reposted the Message
The economy minister questioned readings on consumption on social media based on footage showing heavy foot traffic on Corrientes. President Javier Milei later shared the post and praised the tone of the response.
Luis Caputo came out on Sunday to push back against criticism of the state of the economy with an ironic response on social media, after a video of Avenida Corrientes with a significant crowd was circulated, according to BAE Negocios.
According to that outlet, the minister shared a post by the user “Tipito Enojado,” who accompanied the images with a phrase about the 7 degrees Celsius and the number of people in the street. From that post, Caputo cast doubt on whether that scene could be taken as a reflection of consumption or the overall economic situation.
In his message, the official wrote that it was not yet the end of the month and described Corrientes street as a “basic necessity consumption.” He then said, also in an ironic tone, that those who were there were surely working in energy or mining companies, alluding to the idea that those would be the only sectors with strong performance.
BAE Negocios noted that the debate is linked to the idea of an economy with uneven performance across sectors. In that context, the outlet said the Government usually highlights the performance of energy and mining, while activities such as commerce, industry and construction remain among the most troubled.
Shortly afterward, Javier Milei reposted Caputo’s publication on the same social network and accompanied it with a brief definition in capital letters: “MASTERCLASS: IRONY”.
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