President Javier Milei posted a video from 2018 in which he defended Lionel Messi from criticism. In this interview, which took place on Canal de la Ciudad, Milei spoke about Messi as he did in 2018, while journalists were 'ruining' his reputation and some imprudent individuals were telling him that he was afraid to win. According to the Argentine News Agency (NA), the post was made shortly after the football player visited President Donald Trump. The meeting took place at the White House at an official invitation extended to the Inter Miami CF team, which became the champion of the MLS in 2025. Milei wrote on his X account: 'First the data... End'. In that television moment, the current president resorted to statistical data to shield the Argentine star from criticism for his lack of titles with the national team during that period. Under the premise that 'data comes first,' Milei outlined an overwhelming statistical roadmap that accounted for more than a thousand goals in just over 1,100 matches, adding up his formative and professional stages. According to the Argentine leader, the magnitude of those figures was not only unprecedented in the history of sports, but he also concluded bluntly that Messi's performance defied any competitive logic, defining him as an 'impossible' phenomenon.
