The networks of President Javier Milei and former Vice President Cristina Kirchner have been burning since yesterday afternoon, when Victoria Tolosa Paz He threw the stone (without hiding his hand) confirming that the libertarian leader had signed a decree increasing his salary and those of his ministers by almost 50%. That statement was a missile below the presidential waterline, and led to a Twitter volcano still erupting.
Thus this morning, Milei made it official that had annulled that decreewhich in principle he awarded to another CFK from a few years ago, but raised the bar for the chicanes by asking Cristina “what she thought if, in addition to the decree of the increases, he also annulled the $14 million of his retirement.”
12 hours passed for Cristina to consider her response, which arrived exactly at 1 noon, with a tone measuredand appealing to the irony to mock the libertarian’s early morning post “when I should be sleeping”. Of course that message refers to “the threat” but omitting the word retirementgiven that the shocking pension benefits become slippery slopes for the former vice president when it comes to Twitter discussions. The networks, it is known, are full-time ruthless, and directly ferocious with what politicians earn.
Good morning President. This morning I was able to read the post he dedicated to me… At 0:30 in the morning! What was the president doing at that time threatening over networks? He reminded me of a song by Los Redondos: “Alien Duce, the big little bully of the Internet.”
Calm down President, in…
— Cristina Kirchner (@CFKArgentina) March 10, 2024
“Good morning, President. This morning I was able to read the post you dedicated to me… At 12:30 in the morning! What was the President doing at that hour, threatening on networks? It reminded me of a song by Los Redondos: “Alien Duce the big little bully of the Internet” CFK started in his response, even with a musical allusion via Indio Solari, to recommend “calm down President, in that place that you have the honor of occupying today, you must have temperance and above all be calm and rest at the usual times that people do.”
He even allowed himself, in the clear tone of someone who knows what he’s talking about, to suggest: “Believe me, the task of governing Argentina is very hard,” to finish with “What we need the least today is a president threatening over the Internet.”
The ball thus returned to libertarian territory. And it is possible that this saga, as unhealthy as the presidential posts at dawn, will add new chapters.
HB