Javier Milei, the Argentine president, is the primary overseas chief to shake palms with Donald Trump since his election victory.
Mr. Milei additionally met Elon Musk when he visited Mr. Trump's residence in Florida, the place the billionaire tech entrepreneur stayed most days as he celebrated and deliberate the Republican's return to the White Home.
The brash libertarian economist was anticipated to talk to Mr Musk, the proprietor of Tesla, SpaceX and X (previously Twitter), about their shared curiosity in chopping public spending and jobs.
“The work you’ve got finished is unbelievable. Make Argentina nice once more, you understand, MAGA. He’s a MAGA particular person,” Trump advised company at a gala Thursday evening within the ballroom of his Mar-a-Lago property.
“And you understand, that’s what he does.”
Mr. Milei, who first met Mr. Trump in February on the Conservative Political Motion Convention (CPAC) in Washington, has brazenly expressed his admiration for the Republican. When he noticed Mr Trump on Thursday, he rushed in the direction of him shouting “President” and hugged him earlier than they posed for photographs.
In a speech in the course of the gala, Mr. Milei criticized left-wing ideologies and praised Mr. Musk, saying his social media web page was serving to to “save humanity.”
“Lengthy stay freedom,” he later posted on X, together with a photograph of him and Mr. Trump with a thumbs up.