The speech in question
“We believe in defending everyone’s life. We believe in defending everyone’s property. We believe in freedom of expression for all“, proclaimed Javier Milei, before continuing: “We believe that all people should be free from tyranny and oppression. Whether it is political oppression, economic slavery or religious fanaticism.“In the fifteenth episode of season 7 of”The West Wing“, Martin Sheen, who plays the character of the president, quotes “We are therefore for freedom in the face of tyranny, everywhere. Whether it is tyranny in the form of political oppression, economic slavery or religious fanaticism.“
This story caused ink to flow in Argentina. “It sounds like fiction, but it’s not.” headlined the Argentinian media Page 12. The conservative newspaper The Nationhe wrote: “Didn’t anyone notice the extraordinary similarity between part of his speech and that of President Josiah Bartlet in one of the episodes of the series?“
