President Javier Miley heads its first activity since Quinta de Olivos, where he took up residence last Monday. The president will meet with his closest collaborators in line with the day’s agenda, which includes a “summit” of presidential spokespersons after the internal crisis generated by the crossing with a journalist accredited in Casa Rosada due to the move of her dogs.
Milei’s government, which boasts of defending “freedom of expression” – a pillar of liberal democracy – was harshly questioned by journalistic entities after Milei’s “offending expressions” towards the journalist Silvia Mercado after he disseminated information regarding his dogswhom he considers his “four-legged children.”
To such a level that this Wednesday the agenda of the national cabinet includes a meeting of the Secretary of Communication and Press, Eduardo Serenellini, with directors of the Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA), scheduled for 11,. Subsequently, the secretary will lead a working meeting with all the spokespersons from all the ministries.
FOPEA, ADEPA and other entities questioned Javier Milei’s tweet against Silvia Mercado
“The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA) expresses its concern over President Javier Milei’s grievances against the journalist and warns that the tenor of these criticisms contributes to exacerbating the climate of hostility and intolerance against journalism“, the journalistic institution had expressed in a statement.
Already installed in the Quinta de Olivos after having lived for more than 3 months in the Buenos Aires Hotel Libertador, this Wednesday Milei will meet with the Chief of Staff, Nicolás Posse; the general secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei; and advisor Santiago Caputo. Along these lines, last Tuesday he met at Casa Rosada, where he will attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays, according to an official announcement.
Who is Silvia Mercado, the journalist who crossed paths with Milei and Adorni
The government’s fight with journalists
In less than a month as president, both Milei and the presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni They had at least two clashes with the press accredited at Casa Rosada. The first was just a week ago, after the official Presidency accounts broadcast the controversial exchange between Adorni and journalist Fabián Woldman, whose work was ridiculed and forced the presidential spokesperson to apologize.
The most recent directly involves the President with Silvia Mercado. The LN + journalist had indicated that Milei was moving from the Hotel Libertador, where she had been staying since October, to the Quinta de Olivos and that she had already taken her dogs, a sensitive issue for the president.
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“I have confirmation from official spokespersons that the mastiffs are in Olivos. Milei’s idea was that she would move when they already had the kennels to spend the night. They were already there when Milei arrived at the presidential residence,” he had said. Mercado last Monday, in reference to the move that the president finally made that day.
Outraged, Milei responded quickly through “, he published, adding that official information is transmitted through the accounts of the Office of the President and the Presidential Spokesperson. “It would be good for journalism to dedicate a little more time to the country’s serious problems…”, she concluded.
After Milei’s harsh words, Silvia Mercado’s response was immediate: “President, how am I going to invent information? I asked an official spokesperson and he answered me. I said exactly what I was informed. Exactly. I can prove it. I hope you apologize for this tweet.”.
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