Argentine President Javier Milei continued his ongoing feud with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday in Madrid. In a speech railing against socialism, Milei accused Sánchez of either not understanding economics or using the state’s power to “overrun people.” “[Friedrich] Hayek said that if socialists understood economy, they wouldn’t be socialists [.
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Sánchez seems to be one of the exceptions because, despite having studied economics, either he doesn ́t understand this or he enjoys the state’s power to overrun people,” Milei said. Sánchez belongs to the Spanish Socialist Party. Milei spoke after receiving the Madrid Community International Medal from community president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, leader of the conservative People’s Party and one of the most vocal critics of the Spanish prime minister.
The Argentine president’s visit to Spain comes on the heels of a diplomatic spat he started in May after he called Sánchez’s wife “corrupt” at a far-right political convention in Madrid. The Spanish government demanded an apology and, after it was denied, withdrew its ambassador to Argentina. During his speech, the Argentine president also defended his administration, claiming the economy is starting to turn the corner.
“We are already seeing the fruits of our work after going through the worst of it in the first trimester; indicators are beginning to show positive signs,” he claimed. Milei said he “came from the future” to w.