Argentina
Milei Defended the Militarization of Olivos and Again Targeted Economists and the UN
In a television interview, the President justified the changes at the official residence on security grounds and spoke of “very heavy enemies.” He also criticized critical economists, the PASO primaries and the international body.
Javier Milei said in an interview with LN+ that the Quinta de Olivos had shifted to an operating scheme similar to that of a military base for security reasons. According to Perfil and Crónica, the President said that the official residence has “much deeper security issues” and claimed that he has “very heavy enemies” in Argentina and around the world.
In that same interview, the president linked that situation to external threats and again said that his government deported 10,000 “terrorists” last year and 20,000 so far this year. When asked about that point, he said they are people who “infiltrate from other countries” to “blow up the Argentine model,” according to Perfil.
According to Crónica, the changes at Olivos took effect days ago with the removal of the civilian staff from the residence. That outlet said the restructuring involved eliminating the administrative structure headed by Osvaldo Javier Sosa and that tasks such as cleaning, cooking and service were transferred to the orbit of the Casa Militar, under Brigadier General Sebastián Ibáñez.
During the interview, Milei also again clashed with critical economists. He questioned Gabriel Rubinstein and Alfonso Prat-Gay, and said that the latter was “the champion of gradualism,” while about the former deputy economy minister he said, according to Perfil, that he was the real minister while Sergio Massa was focused on the campaign.
In addition, the President defended his relationship with Patricia Bullrich by saying that his relationship with the minister is “excellent.” He also spoke about the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV and rejected criticism over an alleged political use of that meeting.
In another part of his remarks, Milei lashed out at the UN, which he described as an “useless” organization, criticized “woke culture” and again dismissed the PASO primaries, which he considered “immoral” and “tainted,” according to Perfil.
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