The phrase “lo peor ya pasó” translates to “the worst is already over,” a reassuring line attributed to Argentine president Javier Milei in his public remarks about the country's economy. Clipped to under two seconds, the audio circulates online as a political meme, shared by supporters as a sincere rallying cry and by critics as an ironic punchline whenever new bad news breaks. Like other short leader soundbites, it thrives in reaction videos and quote compilations, where a single confident sentence can stand in for an entire argument about whether things are truly improving.