One year in, ’El Loco’ is curbing public spending, slashing red tape—and offering his services to Donald Trump.
Argentina’s President Javier Milei said his government is ready to provide advice to the Trump administration on cutting red-tape after he set about slashing the size of his state. Since taking office in December 2023,
Milei is often branded a “right-wing populist,” “far-right outsider,” and “far-right libertarian.” The fascist Peronists, socialists, and unionists who spent decades gutting and plundering one of the wealthiest nations in the world are never assigned such ideological designations.
Argentina's Javier Milei was the toast of Trumpworld in the days leading up to Donald Trump's inauguration.
Javier Milei, Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president, has won Donald Trump’s praise and attended his inauguration. Under Milei, inflation is down, but poverty is up.
The Washington Blade reports that Javier Milei’s rise to power marked a sea change in Argentine politics that profoundly impacted the country’s LGBTQ commun
To Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Javier Milei is a “cowardly bug,” “fascist trash” and an “ugly, stupid SOB.” To Mr. Milei, Argentina’s president, the socialist strongman in Caracas is the political gift that keeps on giving.
Javier Milei, Pierre Poilievre and, of course, Donald Trump are at the vanguard of a new movement for free-market populism gaining support across the world
As Donald Trump prepares to assume power for a second term Monday, avowed admirer Javier Milei of Argentina has his sights set on becoming the US president's man in Latin America.
Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday was seated next to Argentina's President Javier Milei inside the Capitol Rotunda, under Abraham Lincoln's stature, to watch Donald Trump take the oath of office at the inauguration ceremony.
Mr Milei’s economic management is a vast improvement on that of his predecessor. During the previous left-wing Peronist administration, the government won over voters by running up vast budget deficits.
After Milei's unlikely victory, political scientist Ian Bremmer warned, Economic collapse (is) coming imminently. ... Seven months later, Argentina was out of the recession that had set in before Milei's victory.