Headlines
Argentina's Milei insults Spanish PM Sanchez again
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Global Banking & Finance Review®
Company
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Argentina's President Milei insults Spanish PM Sanchez at a Madrid event, reigniting diplomatic tensions from a previous incident.
MADRID (Reuters) -Argentina's President Javier Milei insulted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at an event in Madrid, a year after a similar attack escalated into a diplomatic spat.
At the Madrid Economic Forum event on Sunday evening, Milei called for "clobbering the local bandit", referring to Sanchez without naming him directly.
Sanchez's office declined to comment on the incident.
Elected in late 2023, Milei, a libertarian and former TV pundit, has often taken maverick positions and made theatrical gestures, such as smashing a pinata of the central bank on live TV.
In May 2024, Milei called Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez "corrupt" at another event in Madrid. The comment led to a diplomatic spat, with the Spanish government withdrawing its ambassador from Buenos Aires for several months when Milei refused to apologise.
Milei subsequently doubled down calling Sanchez "arrogant", "totalitarian" and a "coward", although Argentina kept its ambassador in Madrid.
Gomez is under preliminary investigation for possible influence peddling and corruption. She and her husband have denied any wrongdoing.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro and Isabel Infantes; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
Milei referred to Sanchez as a 'local bandit' during his speech at the Madrid Economic Forum.
Sanchez's office declined to comment on the incident involving Milei.
In May 2024, Milei called Sanchez's wife, Begona Gomez, 'corrupt,' which led to a diplomatic spat.
Milei labeled Sanchez as 'arrogant,' 'totalitarian,' and a 'coward' following the earlier incident.
Yes, Gomez is under preliminary investigation for possible influence peddling and corruption, which she and her husband deny.
Explore more articles in the Headlines category
