OXON HILL, Md. – Javier Milei, the fiery, right-wing populist president of Argentina, gave Donald Trump on Saturday an ecstatic hug a day after assembly with Biden management officers in Buenos Aires.
Trump and Milei have been the most important audio system to wrap up the once a year Conservative Political Action Conference outdoor Washington. During their behind the curtain greeting, captured in a video posted by way of a Trump marketing campaign staffer, Milei shouted “President!” and pulled Trump in for a close hug sooner than they took footage in combination.
Milei took place of work in December after running a campaign inspired by Trump, entire with crimson “Make Argentina Great Again” hats in a nod to the previous president’s personal “Make America Great Again” motion. He used to be the ultimate of a number of international politicians at CPAC to echo well-liked Trump issues on problems like migration and the perceived danger of socialism.
In the video, Trump tells Milei, “Make Argentina Great Again.” Milei then uttered his famous phrase, “Long live freedom, damn it!”
The Argentine’s appearance at CPAC came a day after he met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. A top Milei official alleged that Marc Stanley, the U.S. ambassador in Buenos Aires, had suggested that Milei not speak at CPAC.
Milei’s security minister, Patricia Bullrich, who was also attending the gathering south of Washington, said Stanley told Milei’s office that he thought the conference was “very political” and that it was not appropriate for him to participate.
“It was honorable to come,” Bullrich said. “He comes here as a speaker, to give a general speech, not to talk about the election.”
The State Department did not respond to a request for comment Saturday evening.
Milei urged the CPAC crowd to put a stop to socialism and not to endorse more regulation of the economy. He also called abortion access a “murderous agenda” to decrease the size of the population.
“Do not be led by mermaids singing social justice,” he stated in Spanish. “Do not give up your freedom. Fight for your freedom because if you do not fight, you will be led into misery.”
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