Argentina’s Milei becomes first world leader to meet Trump since election

[Simone Del Rosario]

President-elect Donald Trump had a meet and greet with his first foreign leader since being elected last week.

[Donald Trump]

“Make Argentina great again, you know, MAGA, he’s a MAGA person.”

[Simone Del Rosario]

That world leader is a self-described “anarcho-capitalist,” Argentine president Javier Milei. The libertarian populist is often compared to Trump due to his political agenda and eccentric personality.

The two linked up shortly before both leaders spoke at the America First Policy Institute gala at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

[Javier Milei]

“Thank you. Thank you for allowing me to be part of this major event and for giving me the opportunity to speak here among all of you. You are true giants.

Simone Del Rosario]

Milei, who himself was elected last November by the highest percentage of votes in 40 years, congratulated Trump on his electoral victory.

[Javier Milei]

“This has been the greatest political comeback in history, defying the entire political establishment, even at the risk of his own life. And thanks to this, today the world is a much better place. Today the winds of freedom – freedom are blowing much stronger.”

[Simone Del Rosario]

Trump and Milei have had somewhat of a public love affair.

Trump was quick to congratulate Milei after his election, saying he was “very proud” of him and that he would turn Argentina around.

And this wasn’t the first time the two leaders met.

[Javier Milei]

“PRESIDENT!”

[Simone Del Rosario]

The two ran into each other at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C. this past February.

Personality is far from the only place Trump and Milei align. The Argentine president is considering exiting the Paris Climate Agreement, something President-elect Trump has vowed to do for a second time when he re-enters the Oval Office. The evaluation of Argentina’s position on the Paris accords comes days after the country withdrew its negotiators from the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

At COP29, the chief of oil giant ExxonMobil urged Trump not to exit the Paris Climate Agreement. To learn why, search “Exxon” for this story at SAN.com or the Straight Arrow News app.