“I’m good as an economist, but I don’t do magic”: the main definition of Javier Milea with Susana Giménez

president Javier Milei and Susana Giménez They had a dialogue about current events in the country, which was filmed on Thursday, September 26 at Casa Rosada and broadcast this Sunday, at the beginning of the new cycle of the TV diva.

One of the most striking points of the head of state’s testimony was his current position on geopolitical relations with China. “He is a very interesting business partner. “They’re not asking for anything, all they’re asking is that you don’t bother them,” the president said, showing a more relaxed stance on the tie-up with the Asian giant compared to earlier statements.

President Milei also spoke about his expectations regarding the recovery of the country’s economic situation and again highlighted the figure of his most trusted advisor.Santiago Caputohe alluded to poverty figures and his international agenda for the coming months.

In the 20 minutes that the broadcast report lasted, there was also room for personal references. “I decided to be an economist at the age of 11, because I remember that people who were doing very well started to do badly. Of course, if I want to be financially well off, I have to be an economist,” he confided.

• “We received a legacy that represented the worst of the three Argentine crises, which is not an insignificant problem because If the crisis started today, we would have 95% of the poor“.
• “I’m good as an economist and I know about growth, but I don’t do magic, I can’t turn back 100 years in 9 months“.
• “The economy bottomed out between April and May and there is only good news from now on.”
• “Today, pensions are 10 points higher than the inflation that has been created since we’ve been in government, and they’ve almost tripled in dollar terms.”
• “(About cuts in culture) Now tell me where you got it from, you want to charge more VAT and let the malnourished person in Chaco pay it and charge more for food? Let them say it openly. Besides, there is one more thing, If people really value culture, let people pay for it.“.
• “When we entered politics, my sister said yes, I will become president (…) I didn’t want to charge per diems when I was in the council and we went to draw lots in Mar del Plata and 10 thousand people gathered and we said that something is happening there And with the other element or the second part of the iron triangle, the superlative genius that is Santiago Caputo, we decided to start the race for the presidency.“.
• “The truth is that the UN speech was very good, it clearly made all the progress of the world uncomfortable.
• “We question that the UN has departed from its original principles and what they want to build is a transnational government. It cannot be that 87 people believe they have the power to control the lives of 8 billion human beings, It is extreme socialist madness“.
• “We have chosen to join liberal democracies and reject autocrats, and in this sense, in addition to this alignment, we have chosen to be partners with the United States (…) Israel, which is the only liberal democracy in the Middle East; However, the UN systematically condemns them“
• “The truth is that China is a very interesting trading partner because they don’t ask for anything, all they ask is not to bother them.“.