The man some called the Argentine Donald Trump has won Argentina's top post.
Sunday evening, Javier Milei was declared the winner of the presidency in the country that has experienced significant inflation after the global pandemic. Despite this, Milei promised to kill government services, including healthcare, transportation and eliminate subsidies for utility bills, like gas, electricity and water. He intends to ban abortion and will refuse to take any action around climate change.
In the past, the country has given funds to poor provinces in the country. Milei intends to cut those as well.
The austerity measures are so significant that one NPR report suggested that the markets could crash in the country as a result of the election. After winning the primary, the country saw a slide, but not a crash.
Donald Trump championed the win, posting on social media: "Congratulations to Javier Milei on a great race for President of Argentina. The whole world was watching! I am very proud of you. You will turn your Country around and truly Make Argentina Great Again!"
He followed it with a screen capture of a tweet showing the far-right libertarian standing behind a U.S. Gadsden flag.
