Milei Plagiarized “West Wing” In United Nations Speech

The Daily Beast reports:

Argentina’s right wing libertarian president Javier Milei plagiarized a chunk of his recent address to the United Nations from an episode of The West Wing, according to reports in his home country.

La Nacion columnist Carlos Pagni was the first to flag the striking similarity between Milei’s remarks and those by the fictional U.S. President Josiah Bartlett, played by actor Martin Sheen some two decades earlier.

Progressive newspaper Página 12 delighted in the news, stating, “the evidence is quite clear. It remains to be seen whether [West Wing] screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will sue Milei for plagiarizing that monologue.”

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🇦🇷 Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, has been accused of copying a script from TV series The West Wing for a speech to the United Nations.

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“Tyranny” must be met “diplomatically, economically and materially” said Javier Milei and the fictional U.S. President Josiah Bartlett.https://t.co/jf1LU4BnHO

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