President Javier Milei participated virtually this Sunday from Buenos Aires in "Europa Viva 25," a political event held in Madrid and organized by the right-wing group of European parliamentarians called "Patriots."
"I want you to know that my heart is with you and that today, circumstantially, physically, I have to be in my country defending the achievements of this administration tooth and nail, but without a doubt, when possible, we will meet again," Milei said in a brief conversation with Santiago Abascal, leader of the Spanish right-wing party Vox and organizer of the event.
His words came after a speech of almost six minutes, focused almost entirely on the murder of right-wing activist Ryan Carson, which occurred last Wednesday in Utah, United States. During his address, the president identified with the victim by recalling that both began their activism in the right-wing sphere "alone or with small groups of people."
"Inevitably, it reminds me of my beginnings in Argentina, when there were few of us defending the ideas of freedom in the media. Surely, Santiago Abascal also went through something similar in his early days, as did many of the leaders of this movement globally," Milei said during his speech.
He then added: "Carson, like any of us, is labeled by leftists and progressives as ultra or extreme, when in reality, we are like this because we don't want criminals taking over our streets, we don't want a migratory invasion, we don't want our cities burned and destroyed, and we are not going to accept being shot for telling them what we think."
At the Palacio de Vista Alegre, Milei was introduced as the leader "who makes any leftist cry." His absence was felt on a day that revolved almost entirely around Carson's figure. The president apologized for not being present and especially highlighted Abascal, whom he thanked for having welcomed him "even when everyone turned their back on me."
