The Daily Populous Friday November 15th, 2024 day edition
Authored by telegraph.co.uk and submitted by TheTelegraph

Javier Milei, the Argentinian president, has become the first foreign leader to shake hands with Donald Trump since his election win.

Mr Milei also met Elon Musk when he visited Mr Trump’s Florida residence, where the billionaire tech entrepreneur has been staying most days while celebrating and planning for the Republican’s return to the White House.

The brash libertarian economist was expected to talk to Mr Musk, the owner of Tesla, SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter), about their shared interest in slashing public spending and jobs.

“The job you’ve done is incredible. Make Argentina Great Again, you know, MAGA. He’s a MAGA person,” Mr Trump told guests at a gala held in the ballroom of his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thursday night.

“And you know, he’s doing that.”

Mr Milei, who first met Mr Trump in February at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, has openly declared his admiration for the Republican. When he saw Mr Trump on Thursday, he rushed to him screaming “president” and gave him a hug before they posed for pictures.

In a speech during the gala, Mr Milei slammed left-wing ideologies and saluted Mr Musk, saying his social media site was helping to “save humanity.”

“Long live freedom,” he later posted to X alongside a photo of he and Mr Trump with their thumbs up.

Electronic_Pitch2527 on November 15th, 2024 at 11:48 UTC »

While there are some similarities between the two, such as their brash style, they are fundamentally very different, which makes me wonder why they get along.

Milei holds a PhD in economics, advocates for free trade, supports Ukraine, believes in and has achieved a balanced budget, and genuinely respects democratic principles. Under Milei’s leadership, Argentina is beginning to open up to the world after decades of protectionism. Meanwhile, the U.S. under Trump will be heading even faster in the opposite direction, heavy protectionist policies, which could be at odds with Milei’s attempt to open up economically.

Perhaps Milei is trying to stay on Trump’s good side to secure a favorable trade agreement for Argentina.

MagicCookiee on November 15th, 2024 at 04:39 UTC »

Viva la libertad, carajo!

TheTelegraph on November 15th, 2024 at 04:16 UTC »

Javier Milei will meet with Donald Trump and Elon Musk in Florida Credit: Seth Wenig/AP

Javier Milei, the Argentinian president, has become the first foreign leader to shake hands with Donald Trump since his election win.

Mr Milei also met Elon Musk when he visited Mr Trump’s Florida residence, where the billionaire tech entrepreneur has been staying most days while celebrating and planning for the Republican’s return to the White House.

The brash libertarian economist was expected to talk to Mr Musk, the owner of Tesla, SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter), about their shared interest in slashing public spending and jobs.

“The job you’ve done is incredible. Make Argentina Great Again, you know, MAGA. He’s a MAGA person,” Mr Trump told guests at a gala held in the ballroom of his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thursday night.

“And you know, he’s doing that.”

Mr Milei, who first met Mr Trump in February at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, has openly declared his admiration for the Republican. When he saw Mr Trump on Thursday, he rushed to him screaming “president” and gave him a hug before they posed for pictures.

In a speech during the gala, Mr Milei slammed left-wing ideologies and saluted Mr Musk, saying his social media site was helping to “save humanity.”

“Long live freedom,” he later posted to X alongside a photo of he and Mr Trump with their thumbs up.

Read more from The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/11/15/javier-milei-first-world-lead-meet-trump-election-win/