The image of the President and his cabinet sheltered during meetings held in the middle of summer once again raised questions about personal habits transferred to management, the intensive use of air conditioning and its collateral effects on energy consumption and internal power dynamics.
During a cabinet meeting held in December at the Quinta de Olivos, when Buenos Aires was going through days of intense summer heat, an image once again attracted attention even within the ruling party itself. Javier Milei appeared dressed in his characteristic YPF jumpsuit, a heavy garment historically associated with industrial work, while several of the officials around him wore jackets and sweaters. Among them, Luis “Toto” Caputo and Diego Santilli could be seen wearing a coat, and another member of the team with a sweater resting on his shoulders. The scene contrasted evidently with the climate context and was recorded during a key meeting at the end of the year and definition of the political agenda for 2026.
It was not an isolated or circumstantial event. Since the beginning of his administration, Milei has maintained the habit of wearing warm clothing even during days of high temperatures, a practice that is repeated both in public activities and in work meetings. Added to this is the frequent use of air conditioning at very low temperatures in official offices and closed spaces, which generates an artificial climate that forces collaborators, officials and visitors to dress in layers to withstand the cold inside, even when the outside heat is extreme.
The YPF romper was consolidated as a personal brand of the President. Milei defines it as a functional garment and presents it as a symbol of a permanent work logic, to the point of adopting it as almost everyday clothing, beyond the context, place or season of the year. The insistence on this aesthetic reinforces a recognizable image, but also raises questions about the rigidity of certain personal habits transferred to the exercise of power.
Beyond the aesthetic issue, dynamics have concrete effects. The intensive use of air conditioning implies greater energy consumption in months of high demand from the electrical system, while sudden changes in temperature generate physical discomfort, sweating and recurrent discomfort among those who participate in the official agenda. The postcards of officials sheltered in the middle of summer and of maximally cooled environments are repeated and are beginning to consolidate as part of the usual landscape of power under the Milei administration.
