Argentina President: “Chanting against the French? No excuses, the song tells the truth”

ANSAmed – Buenos Aires, July 17 – According to Argentine President Javier Milei, Argentina, and even Lionel Messi, owe an apology to France for the racist insults made by the national team players during the celebrations of winning the Copa America. “Saying that Messi should apologize to the European colonizers for a song that tells the truth, among other things, means going completely against the ideology of Javo (sic).” With this re-post on “X”, the ultra-liberal leader intervenes in the controversy that has affected “Seleccion” in the past few hours, which is also the subject of a FIFA investigation. What provoked the Argentine president’s reaction were the statements of an official of his government, Undersecretary of Sports Julio Garro, who said in an interview that he accepts possible official apologies from the Football Association (AFA) and the captain of the national team Leo Messi. Milei’s re-post also calls for the official’s immediate resignation.

Garro now appears to be in his final days, despite trying to walk back his statements after being subjected to fierce attacks on social media by other officials and the government’s army of trolls. “World champions don’t have to apologize to anyone,” read a post by La Libertà Avanza MP Agustin Romo. “Julio Garro should be expelled from the government immediately,” read the post by the user, who often receives replies from the president himself. The affair could now also affect the invitation extended by French President Emmanuel Macron to his Argentine counterpart to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 26 in Paris. (Handle).