Barking mad? Argentina leader Javier Milei's attachment to 'ghost' dog raises sanity worries

The president has been facing questions from local media about his late pet Conan, whom he had cloned into 4 copies he refers to as his ‘children’

An unauthorised biography has claimed that Milei consults all his dogs – dead and alive – with the help of a medium specialised in ‘interspecies communication’

Agence France-Presse

Published: 5:37am, 27 Apr, 2024



Argentina’s Javier Milei gives the thumb up after receiving the presidential sash and baton during his inauguration ceremony at the Congress in Buenos Aires in December 2023. Photo: AFP

Does Javier Milei communicate with a ghost dog whose death he refuses to accept? Forced to respond to questions about his mental health, the Argentine president’s office has lashed out at “disrespectful” speculation.

Twice this week, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni was asked about Milei’s English Mastiff, Conan, said to have died seven years ago.

https://www.scmp.com/print/news/world/americas/article/3260597/barking-mad-argentina-leader-javier-mileis-attachment-ghost-dog-raises-sanity-worries