Milei before Ayuso and about Sánchez: “Politicians have porous hands, theirs or their partner’s”

The Diplomat The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, took advantage yesterday of the controversial presentation of the International Medal of the Community of Madrid by the president of this institution, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, to attack politicians who "have porous hands", whether “directly, from a brother or partner”, in obvious allusion to the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, his wife, Begoña Gómez, and his brother, David Sánchez. “Whoever wants to understand, let him understand,” he added. Milei arrived in Madrid yesterday to receive the Juan de Mariana Freedom Award. As in its previous visit to Spain, which took place in mid-May, the Government allowed the Argentine president's official Boeing ARG-1 to land at the Torrejón base, gave permission to its escort to carry weapons and launched the necessary measures to guarantee your safety. The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, decided to take advantage of Milei's presence to publicly present him with the International Medal of the Community of Madrid at the headquarters of the regional government, the Real Casa de Correos. He is the fifth political leader to receive this medal, after Daniel Noboa, president of Ecuador; Juan Guaidó, former president of the Venezuelan Assembly; Apostolos Tzitzikostas, former president of the European Committee of the Regions, and Volodimir Zelensky, president of Ukraine. Ayuso's decision was harshly criticized this Thursday by Spanish diplomatic sources, who accused the regional president of “deep disloyalty towards Spanish institutions”, of “going against art. 5.2 of Law 2/2014 on Foreign Action and Service, approved during the mandate of Mariano Rajoy", and "not informing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of his meeting with a foreign representative, as required by said Law." Likewise, the same sources described it as "surprising and anomalous that a foreign president does not request, in any of his first visits to Spain, an institutional meeting with his counterpart, as all presidents in the world do, while maintaining private meetings." and with regional authorities.” The Argentine president's spokesman said, days ago, that he had not planned any meeting with members of the Spanish Government. Apparently Milei directly requested the Royal House to be received by the King, but Zarzuela reminded that matters related to foreign policy are the responsibility of the Government and, therefore, that Moncloa was where they should go. In this regard, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, declared yesterday at a press conference that, "without a doubt", Milei's trip "is a private visit" and that "there is nothing on the official agenda of what I have known until now.” Likewise, he warned that "Spain only has one foreign policy" and, "as Spain only has one foreign policy, everything that concerns that foreign policy is carried out in coordination with the institutions of the State, including the Royal House," in obvious reference to the rejection of Milei's request to meet with the King. During the event with Díaz Ayuso, as he did on his previous visit to Spain - in which he took advantage of a Vox event to accuse Sánchez's wife of being "corrupt" (without mentioning her) - Milei again alluded yesterday to the accusations of corruption against the President of the Government's entourage: “Politicians have porous hands, sometimes it is not the politician's directly and it is that of a brother or partner. Whoever wants to understand, let him understand,” he stated. “Sánchez wants to take over the Spaniards,” Milei declared. “When socialism comes into play, each intervention is worse and leads to more,” she continued. “Don't let socialism ruin your lives, Madrid is beautiful,” added Milei, who upon his arrival at Puerta del Sol was applauded by supporters “Milei, friend, Spain is with you” and booed by detractors (“fascist, son bitch, get out. For her part, Díaz Ayuso stated that “the Argentine nation is resurfacing, like the Madrid region. We defend freedom and life as the most precious goods that man has, far from impoverishing collectivism.” After this act, the Argentine president received the prize from the Juan de Mariana Institute for his defense “of the ideas of Liberty” at a private dinner with 300 guests, including the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal. According to the Institute, Milei has “made history by becoming the first libertarian president in history, but, above all, by managing to successfully and effectively spread the ideas of freedom in a country ruined by socialism for decades, in addition to contributing greatly to the dissemination of liberalism at an international level.”

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