The President participated in the meeting "Ideas for a Free Society," organized by the think tank led by Agustín Laje, along with the new presidential spokesperson and representatives of liberal thought
President Javier Milei began his speech at the Faro Foundation, the think tank led by Agustín Laje, during the event "Ideas for a Free Society". The activity started with opening remarks from Laje himself and then continued with a dialogue panel featuring Alberto Benegas Lynch, David Friedman, and Martín Krause.
The presentation also marks Milei's first public activity alongside Adrián Ravier as the newly appointed presidential spokesperson. The event brings together key figures of contemporary liberal thought and serves as a new demonstration of the intellectual alignment that supports the political, economic, and cultural direction of the Government.
At the start of his speech, Javier Milei especially thanked Adrián Ravier, congratulating him on his new role as presidential spokesperson. The President highlighted that Ravier “has not only accompanied me at various economic outreach events” and in the publication of his latest book, but will now have a key task ahead within the Government.
“I want to congratulate him and thank him because in the coming days he will face a great challenge: to become the spokesperson for the President,” Milei stated. In that vein, he emphasized that it is “a fundamental task in the cultural battle,” one of the central axes of his political project.
Then, Milei again took aim at opposing economists and media who insist on the thesis of currency lag. “Exports since we started are growing five times faster than GDP. It is the strangest currency lag in history,” the President quipped, questioning the failed forecasts against the economic program. The statement came on the same day that INDEC released data for the first quarter of 2026, with GDP and private consumption reaching historic highs.
In that same vein, Milei pointed out those who, as he claimed, repeat erroneous diagnoses despite the management results. “As long as they keep repeating their same lies, we will continue to repeat the same truths,” he stated before the audience at the Faro Foundation.
In another part of his speech, Milei defended the recovery of incomes and asserted that the Government has managed to reverse the deteriorating trend that the Argentine economy had been dragging. “We broke that trend of the historical decline of real wages,” the President affirmed, and emphasized that “real wages in April outpaced inflation.”
He then linked the decrease in inflation with a future improvement in pensions and consumption. “As the inflation rate continues to drop, pensions will rise; therefore, consumption will take off,” Milei maintained. He concluded with an optimistic phrase that was met with applause from the audience: “Buckle up, because Argentina is starting to be great again.”
Javier Milei from the podium of the Faro Foundation
Milei also explained why he considers Ravier's arrival in the presidential spokesperson role to be key. “In this context, which will require expertise to explain it and, above all, a lot of patience, Adrián's experience as an economic communicator is a fundamental tool,” the President stated.
He proposed that the goal will be for the transformations driven by the Government not to remain confined to the technical debate among economists, but to reach society clearly. “We want all Argentines to understand the historical moment we are living in and to be able to take full advantage of it. We trust you, Adrián, to communicate it correctly,” Milei affirmed.
Javier Milei received an award from the Foundation.
“They said we were going to close public universities. We just gave them a 28% increase that the media did not report. They also said we were going to close hospitals; as far as I know, we haven't closed any,” Milei stated, emphasizing the disinformation campaigns pushed by the opposition.
He then targeted the role of the left in public discourse. “The left, in its various forms, operates by trying to sow fear. If we manage to disseminate the ideas of freedom and their results, as David (Friedman) proposes, we will defeat them a thousand times in elections,” he asserted.
With a speech filled with data and strong definitions against the left's attempts at disinformation, the president emphasized the need to inform the population more clearly, reinforced the role of the new presidential spokesperson, and placed special emphasis on the importance of continuing to fight the cultural battle.
