Donald Trump and Javier Milei met this Thursday at the America First Policy Institute gala organized at Mar-a-Lago (Florida) where they showed their good harmony. Although it was an informal meeting, the Argentine president is the first world leader to visit Trump after his election victory.
The gala, which was also attended by tycoon Elon Musk, is part of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) which is being held this Thursday and Saturday in Palm Beach and which brings together the most conservative forces in the United States . .
Milei had a brief intervention, where he took the opportunity to congratulate Trump “on his resounding victory.” “For the greatest political comeback in history, in the face of all establishment politics and even put his own life in danger.
The Argentine president also celebrated that “today the world is much better because the winds of freedom blow much stronger” and assured that it is “a true miracle and reliable proof that the forces of heaven are on our side.
As usual in his interventions, he attacked awakened ideology and communism and declared that, even if “little by little the old regime is collapsing under its own weight, the new world is still putting time to be born.” This is why he declared that they must “unite” “to face this barbarity and form an alliance of free nations, guardians of the Western heritage, establishing new political links”.
Before traveling to Florida, Milei said his intention was to seek a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States and that the affinity between the two would allow him to ensure that Argentina benefits from better conditions in its relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF), with the one in which the South American country has the largest debt of the organization.
Then, Donald Trump spoke, showing his admiration for Milei and congratulating him “for the work you have done in Argentina.” “Your speech was very nice, but your work in Argentina is incredible. Making Argentina great again, She’s a MAGA person -in reference to Trump’s slogan “make America great again”-,” he said.
Trump celebrated his election victory and acknowledged his surprise at the good results: “Nobody knew we would win like we did. It’s great.”
He also congratulated others in the room, like Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamay, who, when Trump takes office as president, will lead “Doge”, a newly created department whose mission will be to “dismantle government bureaucracy and reduce unnecessary expenditure” by administrations.
The president-elect is finishing setting up his next cabinet and hours before the event he revealed one of the most controversial nominations, that of anti-vaccine Robert Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services. The announcement sent shares of some of the biggest vaccine makers down on the stock market.
According to EfeAt the close on Wall Street, shares of Moderna fell 6%, Pfizer fell 3% and Novavax fell 7%. While the stock values of BioNTech, a pharmaceutical company that helped Pfizer develop its Covid-19 vaccine, also fell 7%.
On Thursday, Trump also announced the nomination of attorney Todd Blanche, who led his defense in the New York trial over the improper payment of porn actress Stormy Daniels, to deputy attorney general (which would make him the “number two” of the US Department of Justice).
Other notable controversial elections this week include Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, accused of sex trafficking of minors, as candidate for attorney general; that of former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence in her future cabinet; that of war veteran and Fox network host Pete Hegseth as the new Secretary of Defense; or even Tom Homan, his new “border tsar”, who must be responsible for implementing his expulsion and immigration policy.
