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Social media controversy over a post by Milei about a child with autism

Buenos Aires, June 1 (EFE).- Argentine President Javier Milei shared a post on his social media on Sunday that involves Ian Moche, a 12-year-old boy with autism who promotes the rights of people with disabilities, and generated great controversy among users.

“Paulino always on the side of evil. He never fails when it comes to operating against the Government. Always on the side of the 'kukas', he never fails,” wrote Milei, echoing a post by a user on the X network, identified as 'Hombre Gris', who accused the journalist Paulino Rodrigues of using Moche to operate politically against him and the minor's family of being Kirchnerism sympathizers.

The president shared three images: one of the minor with former President Cristina Fernández; another with former Economy Minister and 2023 presidential candidate Sergio Massa and a third taken from the recent interview with the journalist.

The controversy arises amid a climate of tension due to claims against the Government by sectors linked to disability.

Rodrigues' interview occurred after Moche's family had publicly denounced the director of the National Disability Agency (ANDIS), Diego Spagnuolo, who, according to their account, told them during a meeting: “If you had a child with a disability, it's the family's problem, not the State's.”

Furthermore, Ian recounted that the official questioned social benefits with the phrase: “Why do I have to pay a toll and you don't?”

The statements generated strong rejection and led the Chamber of Deputies to announce that it will debate this week a bill to declare the emergency in disability until 2027.

The initiative, promoted by Peronist deputy Daniel Arroyo, seeks to update funds for providers and reactivate disability pensions. "I know of the anguish, the worry, the mistreatment that families suffer. I know they can't take it anymore. We have to take a step forward, it has to be law," said Arroyo.

However, the ruling party expressed their opposition to the project, arguing that it compromises the zero-deficit targets. The director of ANDIS called Ian and his mother "liars", generating even more outrage among organizations and families in the sector.

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