By Luis De Jesus
May 26, 2024, 2:47 PM EDT
Argentine President Javier Milei recognized this Saturday that Venezuelan migrants are “testimony of the hell” that is socialism. This was stated during a speech given in the city of Córdoba during National Day.
“You are testimony to the hell that is socialism, thank you, Venezuelans,” said the president to a group of citizens who fled the crisis caused by the regime of Nicolás Maduro, with whom Milei has had frequent contacts. impasses since he assumed the Presidency of Argentina and made it clear that he would not dialogue with the socialist leader because he considered him a dictator.
But the Argentine president has also emphasized his frontal position against socialism, which has caused discomfort in the Venezuelan regime. Frequently, the ruler Nicolás Maduro calls Javier Milei “neo-Nazi”, “coward” and “genocidal”, in addition to accusing him of supposedly responding to the interests of the United States government.
“He is doing the dirty work, Milei, to turn Argentina into a colony of the United States of America. “Argentina is a very powerful country, for the continent, it always was,” Maduro expressed in a recent speech.
Socialism is “cursed and carcinogenic”
Just a few weeks ago, a diplomatic crisis was generated with Spain for stating in a speech she gave in the city of Madrid that Begoña Gómez, wife of the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, is “corrupt” who is being investigated by the authorities of her country. country.
“What a class of people screwed to power. Even when he has a corrupt wife, he gets dirty and takes five days to think about it,” expressed Milei in reference to Sánchez, who had reported that he would take five days of “reflection” after an investigation was announced against Gómez for alleged acts of corruption. in the private sector and influence peddling.
In an event organized by the Vox party, the Argentine head of state also described socialism as a “cursed and carcinogenic” political and ideological current that only leads citizens to death.
In recent years, Argentina has experienced a notable increase in the arrival of Venezuelan migrants seeking to escape the economic and social crisis in their country. The difficult situation, marked by hyperinflation, food and medicine shortages, and insecurity, led many to seek refuge in other Latin American nations, with Argentina being one of the main destinations.
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