The president Javier Milei He defended the ministers again this Tuesday Sandra Pettovello and Luis Caputo and was forceful close the door to the former chief of staff, of whom it was initially speculated that he could occupy another position within the structure of his Government.
“(Nicolás) Posse is now history”, he repeated three times when consulted by journalists at the Casa Rosada. The brief dialogue took place this morning when the president surprised by passing by the press room to greet those accredited, prior to the press conference of his spokesperson Manuel Adorni.
“(Sandra) Pettovello is the best minister in history”, he stated when asked about the situation of the head of Human Capital, who was left in the eye of the storm after the scandal over the collection of thousands of kilos of powdered milk that was about to expire in warehouses in Buenos Aires and Tucumán. She then denied that she was linked to any act of corruption and fired: “The Kirchnerists have the corruption with the shady deals they did.”
Regarding the position he will occupy Federico Sturzenegger -who on the weekend presented a plan to replace the food stockpile-, responded that hasn’t defined it yetbut confirmed that it will be directly linked to “the next reform of the State” and said that he spoke with Google executives to add artificial intelligence to the process.
After closing the Posse door and telling you that it’s history, Milei flattered Guillermo Francos -his new Chief of Staff- whom he defined with a “wonderful” official. “Who do you think chose him? I chose him. That is to say, if I chose him it is precisely because I think he is the best for the position“, he expanded and denied that he has planned new changes in the Cabinet.
Another of the officials for whom he was consulted was the Minister of Economy, whom the president also strongly supported. “Caputo is firmer than the entire east building (by the Casa Rosada). He is the best Minister of Economy in history“.
“Sometimes I understand that it is difficult to have orders of magnitude. But wholesale inflation, which is the one that is always anticipated, the one that moves the fastest, in December was 54%. That annualized gives 17,000. In four months, it dropped to 50. It’s a lot and a lot is missing. (Caputo) is a national hero“, he closed his talk.
