In a radio interview from the Rural Exposition, the president harshly criticized the Senate vote that authorized the increase in public spending. He warned of the consequences for future generations and defended his presidential veto. He also denied internal disputes within his cabinet and made serious accusations against Vice President Victoria Villarruel.

From the Palermo fairgrounds, where he led the official opening ceremony of the Rural Exposition, President Javier Milei gave an extensive interview to Radio Mitre in which he offered no shortage of criticism of the Senate, accusing it of jeopardizing the economic stabilization plan with the recent approval of a series of bills that increase public spending.

"Those who vote in favor of increasing public spending in this way are murderers of all future generations," the president declared in a heated tone. He explained that the legislative decision implies a permanent increase in spending, beyond a specific fiscal year."It's not just going up this year; it's going up forever, so to speak," he warned.

According to his calculations, the approved laws represent an increase in spending equivalent to three percentage points of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which could translate into an additional debt of $350 billion."That gives you an idea of the damage they caused," he said.

The head of state categorically rejected all alternatives to finance this increase: "If you finance it with taxes, you kill growth. If you finance it with emissions, you generate inflation. And if you finance it with debt, you are taxing future generations." In this regard, Milei maintained that any attempt to expand spending without a counterpart is"unsustainable" and constitutes a form of intergenerational plunder."Basically, what you are doing is genocide," he declared.

He also emphasized that those who defend his veto of the passed law are "defending the future" of the country."It goes without saying that those who have to defend the veto should know that they are defending our future," he insisted.

Criticism of the "caste" and fiscal promises

During the interview, Milei once again lashed out at the traditional political class, calling them"high-level politicians" and "filthy parasites." "They live off public spending, ruining the lives of good, hard-working people," she denounced.

He reaffirmed his commitment to lowering taxes as the economy grows, and stated that they had already been reduced by two and a half percentage points by 2023."We continue with this idea of lowering taxes, but to do so, I need to continue reducing public spending," he clarified.

He also urged society to remain vigilant and not allow increased spending to translate into increased tax burdens: "Society must be clear that it must be costly for them to engage in demagoguery and deceive people. You can't increase public spending if you don't have the taxes," he warned.

He also warned about the "traditional" response of the so-called "State Party": "They always do the same thing: they blame the countryside. Well, I'm not willing to do that."

He denied internal charges and defended his sister

The president also took the opportunity to deny rumors of internal conflicts within his team, especially between his sister Karina Milei and strategist Santiago Caputo."That's a huge nonsense. They're media operations," he stated. He also denied any dispute with Economy Minister Luis"Toto" Caputo, whom he described as part of a"literally symbiotic" relationship.

Milei described her government's operating structure as an "Iron Triangle": Santiago Caputo in charge of strategy, Karina Milei as political coordinator, and Guillermo Francos as the liaison with politics."And at another level, I'm dedicated to management," she added.

In this context, he praised his sister Karina's work as political leader, highlighting that she managed to close the La Libertad Avanza structure in all 24 districts of the country."There are people who spent years trying to do that without success, and my sister did it in a week," he emphasized. And, in a provocative tone, he added:"I don't want to be rude with this answer, but as they say, the pastry chef... the pastry chef filled it with cream."

Frontal attack on Villarruel

One of the most controversial moments of the interview came when he referred to Vice President Victoria Villarruel, whom he directly accused of treason for having authorized a Senate session that, according to him, sought to boycott the ruling party.

"What a coincidence that the currency run was triggered by the farce of treason in the Senate that enabled an illegal session," he denounced. He accused the proponents of that session of being willing to"blow up the economy in order to come to power" and of being capable of "breaking the asses of the Argentine people" to gain office.

When asked if he was talking about Villarruel, he responded bluntly:"Yes, the brutal traitor." He criticized one of her proposals for involving "financing $17 billion with $30 million," and accused her of sentimentality."Why don't you give up your privileged retirement, since it's so good?" he asked.

In a closing speech laden with political symbolism, Milei recalled the old Roman adage:"Rome doesn't pay traitors," and explained that, in his opinion, a traitor is marginalized both by those who were victims of his betrayal and by those who benefited from it."If someone who lived in absolute anonymity became vice president and stabbed you, who would do something similar?" he asked. And he concluded:"The only thing we're betting on is that he has institutional responsibility, that he does his job."

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