Overview
- Closing his World Economic Forum address, Javier Milei invoked Parashat Bo, casting Pharaoh as the oppressive state and mapping the final plagues to famine, loss of clarity, and a society’s collapse.
- He argued the West has begun turning away from the ideas of liberty, labeling “wokism” a hypocritical form of socialism and urging a return to Western civilizational roots.
- Milei praised the United States as a “beacon of light,” voiced support for free‑market capitalism, and offered public praise for President Donald Trump.
- His office circulated a clip of the remarks, delivered during the WEF annual meeting in Davos‑Klosters from January 19 to 23 as part of the forum’s program for heads of state.
- The appearance extends Milei’s recurring use of Davos to broadcast a libertarian, pro‑Israel message, following similar themes in his 2024 and 2025 addresses and recognition with the Genesis Prize.