US EditionArgentina's Milei insults Spanish PM Sanchez again
- Argentina’s President Javier Milei escalated tensions with Spain by making disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez during the Madrid Economic Forum on Sunday evening.
- This incident follows earlier tensions, including Milei’s May 2024 remark accusing Sanchez’s wife of corruption, which prompted Spain to recall its ambassador from Argentina for several months.
- Milei's speech combined aggressive rhetoric and showmanship before 7,000 attendees, where he pledged Argentina will become the world's top power through radical economic reforms.
- He cited official statistics indicating a 4.7% increase in GDP early in 2025, a budget surplus exceeding one billion dollars before interest payments, a 30% real reduction in government expenditures, and inflation reduced to 2.5%.
- Milei's continued confrontations with Spain suggest ongoing diplomatic strain, while his economic policies have produced significant macroeconomic improvements amid domestic social debates.
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'Rough up local crook': Argentina's Milei insults Spanish PM Sanchez in expletive-laden speech
Argentina President Javier Milei on Sunday renewed his expletive-laden attack on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, labeling him a "crook" during a visit to Madrid for an economic forum
The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, insulted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at an event that took place in Madrid one year after a similar attack was launched in a diplomatic dispute, informs Reuters months.
Argentine President Javier Tebas insulted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at an event in Madrid, calling him a "local bandit." A year earlier, Tebas's insult to Sanchez escalated into a diplomatic spat, Reuters reports.
Milei boasts his government's achievements in Madrid
President Javier Milei told the Madrid Economic Forum this weekend that his government had overreached his campaign goals with a 'brutal adjustment' that eliminated the country's fiscal deficit, making Argentina one of five countries worldwide not in the red.
Milei’s Bold Promise: Argentina Aims for Global Economic Leadership Amid Fiscal Overhaul
Argentine President Javier Milei electrified a crowd of 7,000 at Madrid’s Vistalegre arena by declaring that Argentina will become the world’s top power. He made this pledge at the Madrid Economic Forum, presenting official figures to support his vision. Milei’s speech combined his trademark showmanship with a clear message: Argentina’s future rests on radical economic […]
In a speech in Madrid, Milei also spoke about the fight against the "socialist scum".
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