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Milei again attacks the press, accusing journalists of wanting his government to fail
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Milei again attacks the press, accusing journalists of wanting his government to fail

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Javier Milei accused journalists and media outlets of being left-wing and wanting his government to fail during a speech at the Vientos de Cambio forum.
  • Milei said his economic program had cut inflation by 85%, while the economy was growing and poverty had fallen to 28%.
  • He has repeatedly attacked the media since taking office, while the article links his austerity policies to business closures, job losses and rising household debt.

Javier Milei used a far-right forum in Buenos Aires to renew his attack on Argentina’s journalists, calling them liars, “brutally dishonest” and politically opposed to his government.

They have no way to sustain their narrative because the data show we are beating them by a landslide, despite the dirt spread by corrupt journalists and media outlets that are betting on Argentina’s permanent failure.

— Javier MileiMilei accused the media of hiding his government’s economic results.

Closing the Vientos de Cambio conference, organized by the Libertad and Progress Foundation, Milei said the media could not defend its narrative because his government was outperforming its critics on the numbers. He accused journalists and media outlets of betting on Argentina’s permanent failure and of trying to hide what he described as the achievements of his administration.

The president claimed that his economic program had reduced inflation by 85%, that the economy was growing and that poverty had fallen to 28%. He said the reaction would have been different if a Peronist government had achieved those results. “If these social achievements had been made by Peronism, at least 50% of Argentina’s streets would bear my name,” he said.

Thank you, damned 95% of journalists, for bringing us Alberto Fernández.

— Javier MileiThe president blamed most journalists for the election of the former Peronist president.

Milei also blamed the media for bringing former President Alberto Fernández to power and referred to journalists as “garbage with a microphone” and “hit men.” He said they were angry because his government had cut state advertising and accused them of hating his ideas and wanting Argentina to perform badly.

They are left-wing, they hate our ideas and they want us to fail.

— Javier MileiMilei described what he said motivated journalists’ criticism of his government.

Milei has frequently insulted journalists in public speeches and on social media since becoming president in late 2023. The article describes his severe austerity policy as having contributed to the closure of about 30,000 companies and the loss of thousands of formal jobs, while more households have fallen behind on debt payments because their incomes no longer cover monthly expenses.

They are brutally dishonest.

— Javier MileiThe president’s characterization of journalists during his speech.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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