President-elect Donald Trump met with Argentine President Javier Millei on Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club. President Milais became the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his election victory last week.
The meeting was confirmed by a person who requested anonymity to discuss events that have not yet been made public. The person said the meeting went well and said Millais also met with investors.
A short time later, Milley, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist” and frequent recipient of Trump praise, spoke at the America First Policy Institute gala at Mar-a-Lago. He spoke briefly in English, then paused for an interpreter to translate, and gave a lengthy speech in Spanish in which he denounced left-wing ideology, saluted X owner Elon Musk and posted a speech on his social media. He said the media site was contributing to “salvation.” Humanity. “
Millay blamed the political establishment for a system that uses unfair taxation to force “redistribution of wealth at gunpoint.”
The Argentine president also congratulated Trump on his “huge victory” in the election, saying “the winds of freedom are blowing much stronger today” and that the victory “is a sign that the powers of heaven are on our side. “This is solid evidence.”
President Trump also spoke to the crowd at the celebration, praising Millay for his “services for Argentina” and saying it was an “honor” that the Argentine president had come to his club.
“The job you’ve done is amazing. Let’s make Argentina great again, MAGA. He’s a MAGA man,” Trump said to applause. “And you know, that’s what he’s doing.”
Shortly after Milley’s election in November 2023, Trump posted on social media: “You will turn our country around and truly make Argentina great again!”
President-elect Donald Trump visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden ahead of Trump’s inauguration.
Milley first met President Trump in February at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the Washington area. He has professed his admiration for Trump, and when he saw him, he ran toward him shouting “President!” I then hugged him tightly before taking the photo.
Argentina’s president is known for his eccentric personality and first rose to fame after criticizing Argentina’s “political caste” on television. Right-wing populists campaigned using chainsaws as props to symbolize plans to cut public spending and abolish government departments.
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Gomez-Licon reported from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
