Reichardt Defends Past messi Criticism Amid Viral Backlash
BUENOS AIRES – Karen Reichardt, La โฃLibertad โคAvanza candidate for national deputy for the province of Buenos Aires, addressed resurfaced social media posts from 2016 in โคwhich sheโค expressed support for โคLionel Messiโ following his retirement fromโ the Argentinian national team. the posts, circulatingโข widely on X (formerly Twitter), โshow Reichardt defending messi after argentina’s loss to Chile in โฃthe Copa Amรฉrica final on โคpenalties.
“I was going to coverโ their mouths byโ showing my support for Messi in 2016,representing the merit of the Argentine,everything that we liberals support!” Reichardt wrote in one ofโ the posts.
The controversy erupted as Reichardtโ gained prominence as a political candidate. She firstโ became known onโข television in the lateโ 1980sโ wiht appearances on notesleep, followedโ by roles in comedy โฃadn entertainment โขprograms like Nothing โขisโค Worse andโข Tail Brigade. She โalso appeared โin films Night Tacher (1993) and Passion of Crowds โข (1995). Later, she hosted television programs Fanatics and โค Love Dogs. She isโค also known โคfor appearing on the cover of Playboy.
In recent years, Reichardt aligned herself withโฃ the libertarian ideas of President Javier Milei and joined La libertad Avanza (LLA). sheโ was initially listed โas โthe second candidate for nationalโฃ deputyโ in Buenos Aires,โ behind Josรฉ Luis Espert. โฃFollowing Espert’s resignation amid investigations into alleged links with businessman Federico “Fred” โคMachado, theโข Electoral Justice ruled that reichardt would head the Buenos โAires list, rejecting an attempt by โฃtheโฃ ruling party to install Diego Santilli in the top position.