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In the past few days, Javier Milei has once again shown why he remains one of the world’s most unpredictable and magnetic political figures. Monday night in Buenos Aires, the president transformed his latest book launch into what international headlines are calling “a full-blown rock concert.” According to the Times of India, the Movistar Arena was packed with nearly 15,000 supporters, most clad in Milei’s signature party color purple, as he took the stage in black leather and launched into a dozen classic Argentine rock songs, including “Panic Show” by La Renga and “Demoliendo Hoteles” by Charly García. The night was not just spectacle: his newly formed band “La Banda Presidencial” included actual cabinet allies onstage, with the entire event streamed live, turning social media into a frenzy of memes, video clips, and running play-by-play analysis. Fans called the event “unlike anything seen before from a sitting world leader.”

This book launch wasn’t just about promotion. Titled “La construcción del milagro,” the massive 573-page volume compiles his speeches and social media posts from the past year, dropping as his presidency wades through its most turbulent stretch yet. In the thick of a deepening political crisis and days after the resignation of José Luis Espert, a top candidate accused of links to drug trafficking, reported by Buenos Aires Times, Milei leaned hard into the outsider persona that swept him into office. Between rock anthems and signature bravado, he excoriated rivals, notably leading supporters to chant “Cristina tobillera” in reference to former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, now under house arrest with an ankle monitor.

Milei’s performance wasn't just political; he reaffirmed his support for Israel, singing the Jewish folk song “Hava Nagila” after condemning a recent anti-Semitic attack in Buenos Aires. As reported by The Jerusalem Post, he told his crowd, “We are not going to allow this xenophobia,” using both the music and the moment to stand with Argentina’s Jewish community. He went further, honoring victims of the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel, urging for the release of hostages and calling Israel “the stronghold of the West.”

But the spectacle also laid bare the country’s divisions. As described by MercoPress and AFP, libertarian youth groups rallied outside while neighborhood assemblies protested, leading to minor scuffles. Inside, the images of Donald Trump and the late far-right activist Charlie Kirk drew standing ovations, while outside economic anxiety and political fatigue lingered, sharpened by a currency run and Milei’s struggle to secure a US bailout to shore up Argentina’s economy.

Nonetheless, Milei remains characteristically defiant, declaring to his supporters, “Either freedom advances or Argentina regresses.” As the midterm elections loom and the social media buzz refuses to quiet, the world watches to see if his brand of political rock ‘n’ roll can keep the miracles coming or if the music will soon fade.

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