What if Adorni decided to leave?

What if Adorni decided to leave? This isn't just a rhetorical question. It's a hypothesis that makes sense, given what happened in the past few hours. On Friday, at the opening of the cabinet meeting, Milei insisted on keeping Adorni in his position, regardless of the opposition. I'm not aware of him saying, "I'd rather lose the election than fire him." However, I do know that he repeated his argument that he wouldn't hand over someone he considers honest "to the altar of the egos of Argentine journalists." After Milei spoke, Patricia Bullrich tried to open the debate. However, the President interrupted her and announced that he was leaving. Before leaving, he clarified that they could debate whatever they wanted, but the political decision to support the cabinet chief had already been made. Then, Adorni spoke. However, Bullrich again urged Adorni to quickly submit his sworn statement. She said it made no sense to delay it any longer. She believed it was causing unnecessary strain on the government. Adorni replied that she shouldn't worry, that he would submit it well before July 31, the deadline for the last extension. Everyone understood that he would make it public by the end of the month. On the same Friday, between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, Milei spoke by phone to someone he says he respects, even though they don't share the same opinion about Adorni. He even anticipated how he would react if Adorni offered his resignation. "Just as I never force anyone to do something they don't want, I also can't force them not to do something they want." The President used this to differentiate, from his perspective, what happened with José Luis Espert. It was very similar to what he told Esteban Trebucq and me in a phone conversation last Wednesday. In other words, the resignation was not his decision, but Espert's, because he didn't want to or couldn't be a silent candidate. Opinions and conclusions are free. And the President's, in most cases, carry more weight. However, Milei is not naive or reckless. Neither is Karina Milei. The President, for example, says, "This difficult time will pass, we shouldn't despair." Milei also believes that the so-called "red circle" doesn't fully understand the irreversible changes that, according to him, the new economic and political model has already brought about. Privately, he highlights two events: 1) Paolo Rocca's decision to resign as CEO of Tenaris, after losing the latest bid for the civil works of Southern Energy, the consortium of local oil companies building the pipeline that will allow gas to be exported from the Neuquén basin to a port in Río Negro. 2) Javier Madanes Quintanilla's quiet departure after the closure of Fate. Patricia Bullrich's diagnosis of the Adorni case is diametrically opposed to Milei's. This is what the senator thinks: The tone Bullrich uses publicly is very similar to the one she used to justify Espert's departure. Until recently, Milei continued to say that he was not bothered or angered by Bullrich's request. In fact, he insisted that she was his candidate for the head of government of the city, just as Diego Santilli was his candidate for governor of the province of Buenos Aires. Karina Milei, on the other hand, is always an enigma. To begin with, unlike her brother, she seems less impulsive and emotional. Furthermore, her top priority is to ensure the president's re-election. The secretary general of the presidency speaks little and decides a lot. She may have deep disagreements with Santiago Caputo, but she doesn't exacerbate them because she knows that, in this context, it would be suicidal. She also doesn't distrust or is surprised by what Patricia Bullrich is doing. She understands that she is a political partner, not an unconditional supporter. Karina Milei is anxiously waiting for Adorni to "shut everyone up," but if the cabinet chief doesn't, then other major corruption cases, such as the bribes involving the official dollar rate while the currency controls were in place, might resurface. By the way, this is an investigation that no longer has a confidentiality order. The file includes the names of Elías Piccirillo, Jessica Cirio's ex-partner, Francisco Hauque, and Martín Migueles, Wanda Nara's current partner, while the names of Matías Tombolini, Miguel Angel Pesce, and Sergio Massa are, for now, omitted. Manuel Adorni, Javier Milei, Karina Milei.