President Donald Trump has punished most U.S. trading partners with tariffs and threats, but he has lavished favours on Javier Milei's Argentina, including a $20 billion bailout of its currency. Why has Argentina succeeded in getting such favourable treatment where other countries have failed?
Trump’s generosity to Argentina has caught the attention of trade partners and U.S. ranchers
I don’t think on this specific case anybody has given him anything.
Again, I don’t really understand anything about what he’s thinking. But on the case of Argentina the money seems to be flowing the other way around, and on the case of Brazil the president would reap lots of benefits if Trump antagonized him further.
I would think our competitors are the most likely people to give him something under the table to buy him off. What does he care to do it anyways?
I don’t think on this specific case anybody has given him anything.
Again, I don’t really understand anything about what he’s thinking. But on the case of Argentina the money seems to be flowing the other way around, and on the case of Brazil the president would reap lots of benefits if Trump antagonized him further.