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The dogs of Javier Milei have attracted both local and international attention since the 2023 election campaign and well into his presidency. The first and most notable of these dogs is Conan, an English Mastiff that Milei adopted as a puppy in 2004 and named after the title character in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian .[1] Milei, who never married and is childless, referred to Conan as his "true and greatest love" and a literal son to him.[2] [3] After the dog died in 2017, Milei cloned him through a US company, resulting in at least four more puppies that he named after Chicago school economists of his admiration: Milton (named for Milton Friedman), Murray (named for Murray Rothbard), Robert and Lucas (both named for Robert Lucas Jr).[4] A fifth clone, which Milei named Conan and considered indistinguishable from the original, reportedly died in 2020, although he has consistently insisted that he still has five dogs, leading critics to question his mental stability.[5] [6]
The unconventional relationship between Milei and his dogs, particularly Conan, first gained international attention during Argentina's 2023 general election campaign, as new journalistic investigations highlighted distinctive details—such as Milei speaking of Conan in the present tense after the dog's death, consulting a pet psychic to communicate with him, claiming they had shared a past life in the Roman Colosseum as a gladiator and a lion, and asserting that Conan, after his "physical disappearance," now sits beside God, facilitating Milei's direct connection to the divine.[7]
Background
Notoriety
2023 presidential election
In an interview for Spanish newspaper El País in July, Milei first said it was true, but then put it on hold:[5]
— Is it true that you maintain a telepathic conversation with Conan?
— Yes, they also say that my dogs are my advisors, and they are fabulous, because look at everything I've achieved in terms of results.
— But do you actually talk to Conan?
— What I do inside my home is my business. And if he is, as they say, my political advisor, the truth is that he outshines everyone. (...) Since they can’t handle my ideas, they attack my spiritual life using public resources.[8]
Presidency
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References
- ^ Guzman, Chad de (20 November 2023). "Argentina's President-Elect Seeks Counsel From His Cloned Dogs". Time . Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ González 2023, Prólogo.
- ^ Nicas, Jack (19 October 2023). "The 5 Clones in Argentina's Election". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Fest, Sebastián (22 April 2024). "¿Son cuatro o cinco los perros de Milei? Un asombroso debate se dispara en Argentina". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ a b Centenera, Mar (26 April 2024). "El misterio de los perros de Milei: Argentina duda si son cuatro o cinco". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ González, Juan Luis (11 April 2024). "Por qué Milei ve a sus cuatro perros y dice que hay cinco". Noticias (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Salomé, René (2 July 2023). "Los secretos mejor guardados de Milei: telépatas para hablar con su perro muerto y la misión que le encomendó Dios". Infobae (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Sivak, Martín (23 July 2023). "Javier Milei: "Es recontra fácil dolarizar Argentina"". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
Bibliography
- González, Juan Luis (2023). El loco. La vida desconocida de Javier Milei y su irrupción en la política argentina (PDF) (eBook) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Planeta. ISBN 978-950-49-8289-0 . Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via Internet Archive.