Milei said Alberto Fernandez ate with champagne “every day,” but later recanted

This Tuesday, during his speech at ExpoAgro, President Javier Milei wanted to illustrate the “” of public spending that he spoke of during the opening of ordinary sessions of Congress. Then, he assured: “In the previous administration, where I am living, we had lunch and dinner with Cristal champagne every day.” His comment did not go unnoticed, as each bottle can cost up to two million pesos. Faced with the president’s accusation, his predecessor, Alberto Fernández, came out to defend himself. “This is a lie. I hope that whoever has said it will deny it immediately,” the former president wrote in a statement. X, along with an article by Infobae Hours later, in the same vein, the Head of State admitted that the information was false and retracted: “They tell me that the information about the consumption of champagne in Olivos in the previous administration was incorrect. Apologizing when you’re wrong is the right thing to do.” I am told that the information about the consumption of champagne in Olivos in the previous administration was incorrect. Apologizing when you’re wrong is the right thing to do.— Javier Milei (@JMilei) March 6, 2024 “I value the retraction. Disqualifying the adversary by accusing him of falsehoods only degrades politics,” Fernandez thanked. He added: “It would be better to course-correct and abandon hate speech.” I appreciate the retraction. Disqualifying the adversary by imputing falsehoods only degrades politics. It would be better to course-correct and abandon hate speech. https://t.co/UgrQXbnpMk— Alberto Fernández (@alferdez) March 6, 2024

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