Trump Grilled On Argentina Bailout
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The US president has said a $20bn currency swap with Argentina depended on the success of Javier Milei's coalition.
A journalist asks Trump whether continuing US financial support to Argentina relies on the results of the country's upcoming midterm elections. Turmp responds that the US won't be around very long if the opposition wins. He then passes the question to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Argentina has already gone through more than $50 billion in IMF funds. Despite the assurances of U.S. officials, there is skepticism that Argentina can achieve a different result with this currency
For Trump, the leader of Argentina is more important than American families struggling with rising costs for health care,” the Democratic senator will say.
The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies.
The Trump administration says it is working to provide tens of billions of dollars to Argentina's President Javier Milei, in a financial bailout that many critics say clashes with President Donald Trump's “America First” platform. The U.S. State ...
Argentines in their thousands, wearing soccer jerseys and face masks, packed into snaking queues on the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday to pay their last respects to flawed soccer genius Diego Maradona - despite concerns around the spread of COVID-19.
President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw assistance from Argentina if its internal politics don't align with U.S. interests in upcoming elections