How to make a hit with American farmers

 Bail out Argentina with $20 million, and then buy their beef.

Of course, he's fucking that up and possibly making it worse for them by running his trap about determining who their president is.

President Donald Trump hosted Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House on Oct. 14, days after the administration announced a $20 billion bailout for his country.

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Voters will deliver their verdict on Milei's party since he took office in December 2023 at the Argentine midterm elections for legislators later this month. Trump said support for the country relies on his success.

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"We think he's going to win. He should win," Trump said at a bilateral lunch with Milei and Cabinet members at the White House. "And if he does win, we're going to be very helpful. If he doesn't win, we're not going to waste our time."

The comment rattled Argentina's markets, according to Reuters.

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Yes, folks, the meddling old narcissist is going to bring down the entire world. And he has the right to do it, because he's the king of the world.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that the United States' economic lifeline for Milei's country will take the form of a currency swap with Argentina's central bank. That's a move that amounts to effectively exchanging stable U.S. dollars with volatile pesos.

And we could always use volatile pesos, right?

Reuters reported he said the assistance was strategic for the United States for its openness to allow U.S. companies to develop rare earths and uranium resources and Milei's promise to get "China out of Argentina."

Trump has gotten it in his head that he needs to claim all the rare earth minerals on the globe.

On Oct. 15, Bessent announced support for the country would double to $40 billion. Reuters reported he also denied the aid was tied to the country's midterm elections, but rather is contingent on "good policy."

Whatever, Scott. We'll await Trump's claim that he meant what he said.

And just what do we know about this Milei who Trump is so enamored of?

Milei is a trained economist who believes that institutions of state ultimately hamper many forms of freedom and that true financial success can only be achieved through private markets and stateless societies. He was one of only a few world leaders who attended Trump's inauguration.

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Milei's domestic critics have long dubbed him "El Loco" (the madman).

When running for office, Milei said he was ready to attack the system with a chainsaw. This is something he symbolically proved on the campaign trail by repeatedly brandishing one in front of supporters.

I read that's where Musk got the idea.

He also claimed he was considering "blowing up" Argentina's central bank by ditching the local peso currency in favor of the U.S. dollar.

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In various interviews, Milei has said he receives his best advice from Murray, Milton, Robert and Lucas. Murray, Milton, Robert and Lucas are four mastiffs − his dogs − who he refers to as his children.

Like Trump's Don Jr, Eric, Ivanka, and Jared.

On stage in front of an estimated 15,000 people, the former frontman in a Rolling Stones tribute band sang a nine-track set of mostly 1980s rock anthems.

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Milei's book, "The Construction of the Miracle," compiles his speeches and social media posts going back several years. It's 573 pages.

Argentina's Trump.

Or maybe Trump is America's El Loco.