Trump’s $40B Bailout Bribes Milei’s Far-Right Fiesta
Argentina's octane-fueled midterms just served a cocktail shaken by anarcho-capitalist president Javier Milei and topped with a whiff of Trumpian chaos. Milei's party, La Libertad Avanza (translation: Freedom Advances, and so does chaos), skimmed in at a stunning 40.84% with over 95% of ballots counted—close enough to a ‘you’re in charge now’ nod but shy of congressional majority bragging rights. Meanwhile, US ex-prez Donald Trump, probably multitasking with his golf swing, dangled a whopping $40 billion bailout on a condition wobblier than Argentina’s economy: Milei has to win. Analysts described the outcome as ‘surprising,’ or maybe just ‘unsurprisingly weird.’ Theme park politics, anyone?
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Argentina’s midterms: anarcho-capitalists win but only after Trump tosses a $40B ‘win or else’ hush money. Democracy or reality TV? Same thing these days.
Who knew $40 billion and a 'win or else' ultimatum would spice up Argentine politics? Democracy’s subtle cousin: bribery with a splash of chaos.
Milei’s 40.84% feels like the shy friend who shows up with Trump’s $40 billion bailout like a credit card maxed out on political drama.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 10/27/2025 | Author: Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
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