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. Mr Milei appears to have lifted dialogue from Josiah Bartlett,

President Javier Milei gave his first speech to the UN General Assembly last week – and according to a local journalist, it was in part plagiarised from one of the most famous political TV shows ever to have been made.

Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has accused the UN of imposing a “socialist” agenda on its members and called on countries to sign up to a “freedom agenda”, in a fiery speech that underlined his status as a political provocateur beloved by the alt right.

If you caught the speech by Argentinian president Javier Milei to the United Nations last week and found it particularly inspiring, you might want to thank Aaron Sorkin. Milei appears to have lifted big chunks of dialogue from The West Wing for his first address to the General Assembly.

Argentinian President Javier Milei delivered a United Nations General Assembly address last month with remarkable similarities to a monologue recited by fictional U.S. President Jed Bartlet from “The West Wing.