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Javier Milei's dogs have attracted both local and international attention since the 2023 Argentine election campaign and well into his presidency, which began in December of that year. 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.[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 or medium 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," became a "channel of light" through which Milei communicates with God himself (whom he calls El Uno; "Number One").[1][2][7] It was also revealed that Karina, Milei's sister and a dominant figure in both his personal life and political career, was trained by the animal medium and continued to facilitate his telepathic communication with the dogs, who give him advice and counsel—each of them in a specific area of expertise.[8] In interviews, Milei did not deny the allegations, asserting that his personal and spiritual life is private and that if Conan is indeed his advisor, he outshines all others.[9]
Background
[edit]Conan died in October 2017 as a result of spinal cancer, while in Milei's arms in his Abasto apartment.[2]
Notoriety
[edit]2023 presidential election
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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.[10]
Presidency
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Guzman, Chad de (20 November 2023). "Argentina's President-Elect Seeks Counsel From His Cloned Dogs". Time. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ a b c González 2023, Prólogo. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFGonzález2023 (help)
- ^ 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.
- ^ González 2023, 8. "La misión" II. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFGonzález2023 (help)
- ^ González, Juan Luis (9 August 2023). "Milei y su perro muerto: quién es la fuente secreta de 'El Loco', el libro sobre él". Revista Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 August 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
[edit]- 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.