US EditionArgentina’s Milei Bars Media From Presidential Palace
The move follows 86 social media posts in four days attacking journalists and a lawsuit against reporters who used Meta smart glasses.
- Argentine President Javier Milei blocked roughly 60 accredited journalists from the Casa Rosada on Thursday, April 23, 2026, marking an unprecedented escalation in his conflict with the press.
- Authorities justified the ban as a 'preventative measure' while investigating claims of 'illegal espionage' involving footage filmed by Todo Noticias journalists using smart glasses inside the palace.
- Milei has intensified his anti-media campaign, authoring 86 posts attacking the press in just four days this month and frequently repeating the claim that 95% of journalists are criminals.
- The Argentine Catholic Church offered to mediate the standoff on Monday, while the Argentine Journalism Forum denounced the measure as an unprecedented attack on democratic expression.
- Facing his lowest approval ratings amid economic stagnation, Milei mirrors the confrontational media tactics of ideological allies U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Orlando Sentinel
Boston HeraldArgentina’s leader bars journalists from government HQ, raising concerns about press freedom
Argentine President Javier Milei has blocked journalists from the government headquarters and insulted the media on social media. He expelled the press corps from the Casa Rosada, marking a significant escalation in his administration's attacks on traditional news outlets that mirror the tactics of his ideological ally Donald Trump.
Milei’s restriction has been in place since last Thursday and there is no date for lifting the measure; the Church calls for press freedom to be respected
Wrote an insulting message to the country's media, calling them "dirty scum who claim to be journalists"
The Argentine President has insulted independent professionals and communication bodies, arguing that Argentines do not hate journalists enough. The accredited in the official residence accuse the government of undermining the freedom of the press, the exercise of the profession and the right of access to information for citizens, and call for an end to the ban
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