Overview
- Vice President and Senate president Victoria Villarruel warned the upper house could fall into deficit from December without updated appropriations from the Executive.
- Nicolás Márquez, identified as President Javier Milei’s biographer, responded on X with a disparaging message criticizing Senate staffing, writing, “Que deje de contratar villeros marginales…”.
- Villarruel replied on X with a sharp rebuke, defended her management, and criticized online abuse, saying the critic “no deja de llorar ni en Navidad”.
- Casa Rosada stated it is modifying budget items to address the Senate’s funding shortfall.
- Coverage framed the exchange as exposing frictions within the libertarian governing space, noting Márquez’s recent controversies, including remarks about Cristina Kirchner.