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A Spanish journalist asked him awkward question to the presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, during his usual press conference at Casa Rosada. In any case, the spokesperson for Javier Milei He did not take long to reply with a harsh response. “Nor is it of much interest to a Spanish journalist,” frame.
The correspondent of The country Mar Centenera He asked the spokesperson about the costs of the trip of the Argentine President to Spain, that escalated the already strained diplomatic relationship after calling Pedro Sánchez’s wife “corrupt.” “Several days have passed since Milei returned from Madrid and I would like to know if he has the travel expenses to share,” the journalist consulted, adding: “And, regarding the June trip, given that it is a private trip to collect a prize, “I would like to know who covers the expenses, and if, due to the tension with Spain, they may also have to take care of the security expenses, since on the previous trip the Spanish government was responsible.”
After that, Adorni began to formulate his response. “You have made me a mixture of several topics,” the libertarian spokesperson complained. “Regarding the President’s expenses, I have already requested them. The data that is being seen in some media is not correct, it is false. They have published a hotel room, it is false. When we have them we will transmit them. The possibility of making a request for public information is always open. Sometimes with flights it takes time to know the fine information. But we are going to make them known. “I understand that it is not of much interest to a Spanish journalist either,” argument.
“It is of interest considering that he will return in a month”Centenera stressed.
Adorni responded: “Regarding your second question, in that case it is a matter of the public coffers. On the sidelines, we understand that he is a head of state and I am surprised by his assessment, I understand that they are not going to leave you without security if you visit Spain. Regarding the issue of the President’s trips, whether they are private or public, When the President has made trips in a personal capacity, we have paid for them with our own money.”
In that sense, he insisted that trips that are of national interest “are paid for by the State,” and he exemplified the visit to Los Angeles and Texas, where he went to visit the owner of Tesla, Elon Musk. Regarding the trip that Milei will take in the month of June, the spokesperson announced: “The tour is not only Spain, but also participates in the G7; I understand that it will be in two more countries. It is a tour in his capacity as President. Indeed, the expenses will be borne by the State.”
Centenera’s question came after Sánchez remarked that he put “Means of the Spanish State at your disposal” for Milei. In particular, the PSOE leader highlighted that the President was allowed to land at the Torrejón Air Base and was provided with protection “when he was on a private trip.”
Last week, Adorni had justified the use of the presidential plane to Madrid despite the fact that the president had no state agenda. He said that It is not a “particular” trip, since Milei met with Spanish businessmen “who have a large participation in investments in Argentina.”
“The most important thing on the agenda is that it meets with the main businessmen, who have a large participation in Argentine investments. Part of what Kirchnerism did was scare away every person who wanted to bring a dollar to Argentina. So no, we are not Kirchnerists”the spokesperson said that day.
Likewise, he referred to the fact that the expenses of the trip to the Iberian country were not reported. “We received them with a certain delay. I just now have the expenses for the trip to Los Angeles, so I can’t say them before the trip. We do not make any self-criticism in terms of expenses because I can assure you that if there is an austere government that spends the minimum and essential, it is this one.”held.
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