Trump has bought Milei some time
Spectator (UK)5 days
ThisTrump bailoutagain representsis another example of Trump prioritizing personal relationships over AmericanU.S. taxpayers., Milei'snow "chainsaw"to austerityprop programup the failed libertarian experiment that has devastated Argentina, pushingand pushed over half the country's population into poverty while unemployment soars and the economy deindustrializes. TheIt's USunacceptable is essentially propping up a failed libertarian experiment that has immiserated millions of people. American families struggling with their own economic challenges shouldn'twill be forced to subsidize Trump's ideological ally who has proven incapable of managing his own country's finances.
Argentina represents a crucial strategic ally in countering Chinese influence across Latin America, particularly in lithium mining and Antarctic access through southern ports. Milei has achieved impressive fiscal consolidation and broad liberalization that lays the foundation for Argentina's historic return to prosperity., Theso extraordinaryhis levelgovernment ofdeserves USsupport politicalfrom andthe financialU.S. backingThis demonstratesis smarta geopolitical positioning,move asto Argentinahelp offersa moralcrucial supportstrategic forally Washington'sin globalcountering initiativesChinese whileinfluence otherin regionalthe partnersWestern haveHemisphere deepenedas tieswell withas Beijing.to Thisboost supportAmerica's packagecredibility provideswith essentialother stabilityallies duringin aLatin critical electoral periodAmerica.
There's a 68% chance that Javier Milei will be reelected as president of Argentina before Jan. 1, 2028, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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