During his participation in the legislative elections of the City of Buenos Aires this Sunday, May 18, President Javier Milei was involved in a tense episode with the press that quickly went viral on social media.
As he was entering to cast his vote at a school in the Capital, Diego Lewen, a reporter from the C5N channel, violently hit him in the face with the microphone, causing a strong commotion among those present.
"Hey, stop! You hit me with the microphone in the face, stop a bit!", said the unusually assaulted president.
The incident was recorded on video: as the journalists approached to take statements, one of the microphones used by the C5N reporter struck directly on the President's face, who replied with an expression of annoyance.
Although there was no further physical aggression, the moment ignited social media and provoked criticism of the actions of the Kirchnerist media and journalist Diego Lewen. In the images, Milei can be seen annoyed and pointing with his finger, without making further comments, while his security asked for distance.
