Argentinian president doubles down on Trump support, attends Mar-a-Lago event as the world reacts to tariffs
CBSN
Europe vowed retaliation. China plotted tariffs of its own. Mexico scrambled to blunt the blow. But while the world's leaders were wringing their hands over President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports, Argentina's right-wing president was ebullient, feted at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago club.
As part of his enthusiastic outreach to Mr. Trump, Argentine President Javier Milei flew from one of the planet's southernmost nations all the way to Palm Beach for 24 hours to receive an award honoring his libertarian agenda and, he'd hoped, to chat with Mr. Trump, who was also scheduled to attend the right-wing "American Patriot" gala.
"Make Argentina Great Again!" Milei bellowed from the ballroom stage at at Mar-a-Lago late Thursday.
