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Virginia Gallardo Walks Back Poverty Claim, Says She Meant Percentages

Her X post seeks to quell backlash from a viral interview that questioned her command of economic data.

Overview

  • Gallardo posted on X that her reference to poverty figures was about percentages and apologized for not making that clear.
  • In the earlier interview, she had said, “There are 35 and before there were 56,” a formulation widely mocked online as a factual error.
  • She also acknowledged limited economic knowledge in the exchange, saying she focuses on current numbers and that “tomorrow we don’t know in this country.”
  • The candidate criticized Security Minister Patricia Bullrich over the ongoing ‘caso Loan’ disappearance, asserting that border controls failed.
  • Gallardo is the top La Libertad Avanza candidate for national deputy in Corrientes, has campaigned alongside President Javier Milei, and recently said she would rely on experts in legislative work.