Argentina’s populist President Javier Milei on Thursday labelled Donald Trump’s reelection the “greatest political comeback in history”, during a gala hosted by the incoming US leader.
Milei, who has earned Trump’s respect for his agenda of drastic government cuts, is believed to be the first foreign leader to meet the Republican since he swept to victory this month.
“This has been the greatest political comeback in history, defying the entire political establishment, even at the risk of his own life,” Milei said, as he introduced Trump on stage.
“Thanks to this, today the world is a much better world. Today the winds of freedom are blowing, blowing much stronger,” he added.
Trump hosted a black-tie gala organized by the America First Policy Institute at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
Also present was Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a crucial Trump ally who has been tapped up to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency under the new administration.
Milei posed for photos with the pair, after recently courting Musk for tech investment in his country.
Trump congratulated Milei after he was elected last November, predicting the Argentine leader would “turn your country around and truly make Argentina great again”.
