Madrid and Buenos Aires traded barbs on Saturday after Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente suggested Argentina’s President Javier Milei was a drug user. Puente, during a panel discussion in Salamanca on Friday, suggested Milei had ingested “substances” during last year’s election campaign. Milei’s office released a statement on Saturday condemning the remarks while also attacking Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The Argentine president has publicly supported Spain’s far-right anti-immigration Vox party. During an upcoming trip to Spain this month, Milei is scheduled to attend an event Vox party leader Santiago Abascal is setting up at the Vistalegre Palace in Madrid.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 04, 2024 15:52 UTC