Donald Trump says he will keep Argentina’s economy afloat as long as a friendly government led by his good friend Javier Milei remains in charge, but if it is replaced by one that is hostile not only to him but also to the United States and is of the sort that could apply policies like those that ruined Venezuela, he will let it go under. By spelling this out, Trump set off what let us hope proves to be nothing more than a minor storm in the financial markets. While it is only to be expected that a US president or his counterparts in other countries would seek to help foreign leaders who are on their side and make life difficult for their enemies, most politicians understand that it would be better to let the people concerned take this for granted. But Trump is different: he wants everyone on planet Earth to know that his or her personal fate depends on him
Hours before hosting Milei in the White House, Trump jetted back from the Middle East where, after getting
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