Colombia Expels Argentine Diplomats Over Milei's Remarks

Colombia Expels Argentine Diplomats Over Milei's Remarks
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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Yet again, Milei has offended the dignity of a democratically elected president by blatantly disregarding diplomatic norms, bilateral relations between Argentina and Colombia, and the Colombian nation's sovereign choice. The decision to expel Argentine diplomats is reasonable and fully justified.

Establishment-critical narrative

We're living in such a strange time that someone can offend the dignity of another by stressing a well-known fact. Though Petro regularly touts his Marxist guerrilla past as a member of the terrorist M-19, he and his allies are now claiming that Milei has insulted him by calling him a terrorist.

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