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US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw financial assistance for Argentina on Tuesday if his ally, President Javier Milei, loses crucial legislative elections later this month.
Referring to an opponent who was "extremely far-left" and encompassed a "philosophy that got Argentina into this problem in the first place," Trump warned that the United States wouldn't "waste our time" with assistance for Buenos Aires if Milei doesn't win.
In addition to the midterms that will be a referendum on his policies, Milei himself is up for re-election in 2027.
"We're not going to let somebody get into office and squander the taxpayer money from this country. I'm not gonna let it happen," Trump said from the Cabinet Room as he prepared to eat lunch with Milei.
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