Perhaps no world leader has embraced Trump and his slash-and-burn approach more than Milei, who — with his mop of dark hair, black leather jacket, past life as frontman in a Rolling Stones tribute band and pack of English mastiffs he claims provide him with political advice — has become a fixture in the global conservative movement. Milei was elected on a pledge to slash through Argentina’s bloated bureaucracy and to rid the government of “woke leftists.” He was the first world leader to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago after last November’s American election. “While I recognize that President Milei and his government have demonstrated resolve in tackling Argentina’s endemic economic challenges, the American people expect and deserve answers about the use of such a staggering amount of their tax dollars, and I will use my position in the Senate to ensure there is accountability,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement Tuesday.
Author: Kevin Liptak
Published at: 2025-10-14 21:31:17
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