“I’m retweeting you, the crazy guy. I hope the Riojan doesn’t get jealous, doll,” he posted. Jorge Rial in his X account. With those words, the Argenzuela driver shot the journalist Tomas Diaz Cuetosharing a message that the La Casa Stream communicator had posted on his social networks.
In X, Díaz Cueto criticized his colleagues’ misuse of the space offered by Casa Rosada for press conferences. “There are five questions to ask at press conferences. All journalists ask the same thing as the previous one: is that why they wanted the opening?”, highlighted the El Observador 107.9 columnist.
Uploading a fragment of the recent press conference at the main headquarters of the national government, Díaz Cueto highlighted that the questions addressed to the Chief of Staff were more than clarified and did not need to be re-asked. “In addition, Adorni concealed that the custody was due to the fact that he has received recurring violent threats in his family environment,” he said.
Next, the same journalist concluded: “By the way, did you know that León, Kicillof’s son, is in the custody of the Buenos Aires police? Yes, they take him to school and sometimes they have seen the Governor arrive by helicopter to pick him up at the sports field. But no one is impressed by that or by the delivery of custody to Florencia K.”
On the other hand, in the conference room of the Casa Rosada, the chief of staff Manuel Adorni He once again confronted accredited journalists after more than a week of unprecedented tension between the Government and the press, in a climate marked by complaints, questions and new operational restrictions. The public reappearance occurred after Javier Milei’s administration decided to partially lift the closure established on April 23, a measure that had prevented reporters from entering the government headquarters and which was described as exceptional since the democratic return.
During the conference, the official defended the official decision and sought to frame it as a matter of institutional security. The Government’s central argument revolved around a complaint filed by the Military House for alleged “illegal espionage” after the dissemination of images recorded inside the building, material attributed to journalists from the TN channel, including Luciana Geuna and Ignacio Salerno. According to the official version, the use of unauthorized devices — smart glasses — would have compromised sensitive areas of the Government House, which led to the general suspension of access and the deactivation of the usual accreditation system.
The Chief of Staff insisted that “presidential and facility security is not negotiable,” and maintained that the measure was “preventive and exceptional,” denying that it was an attempt to limit press freedom. Along these lines, he highlighted that under the current management “no other government allowed so much freedom to ask questions,” while justifying the new conditions of circulation within the building, which now prevent reporters from moving through corridors or remaining in sectors such as the Patio de las Palmeras.
However, the tone of the conference was marked by tension with the journalists present, who demanded explanations for the exclusion of colleagues and the restrictions still in force. Accredited representatives directly raised the need to reverse individual sanctions. “There cannot be first- and second-class accredited journalists,” said one of the reporters during the exchange, while another called for “the immediate lifting of the suspensions and the end of arbitrary restrictions on working.”
The conflict is part of a broader context of deterioration in the relationship between the Government and the media. The decision to close the press room generated criticism from journalistic organizations, political leaders and international entities, which interpreted it as a sign of hostility towards the independent press. At the same time, the reopening did not imply full normalization: some television channels continued with restrictions and new access and circulation controls were implemented within the Casa Rosada.
In his presentation, Adorni avoided delving into the specific cases of Geuna and Salerno, limiting himself to pointing out that the situation “is under administrative and judicial evaluation,” while official sources had previously indicated that the complaint included the possible violation of internal security regulations. The lack of details fueled new questions and left open the conflict with press workers, who insist that there was no crime and that the journalistic coverage cannot be equated with espionage.
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