Millions of Americans this week will head to the polls in several crucial elections, more revelations regarding former President Joe Biden’s Arctic Frost operation come to light, and President Donald Trump draws a line in the sand regarding Christian persecution in Nigeria.
It’s Monday, November 3, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251103-member-exclusive">the video version can be seen on The Daily Wire</a>:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Election Day Preview</h2>
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Topline: It’s election week, with millions of Americans heading to the polls for the first time since Donald Trump’s 2024 victory.  
New York: The race for New York City’s mayor is getting the most national attention. An avowed socialist could soon lead America’s largest city. The 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani came out of nowhere this year to win the Democratic Primary, and he’s maintained a significant double-digit lead throughout the general election.
He is running against Republican Curtis Sliwa and former New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who, after losing in the primary, began running as an independent. Current polling shows Mamdani with an average lead of 14 points.
Mamdani’s endorsements: Typically, whoever wins the primary in New York is immediately endorsed by party leaders. But with the exception of far-Left folks like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, most national Democrats were hesitant to sign on — clearly concerned about tying themselves to Mamdani’s more radical views.
While New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) eventually were pressured into endorsing Mamdani, in an extraordinary move, high-profile Democrats like  Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have yet to do so.
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Interestingly, Mamdani’s support is coming from foreign-born Americans. One of the latest polls shows that among voters born in America, Cuomo is actually ahead by nine points. But among foreign-born voters, Mamdani holds a massive 38-point lead.
New Jersey: Republicans have had their eye on the Garden State ever since last November, when Trump got within six points of victory. In 2020, he lost by 16% – the second-largest shift to the right in any state in the country.
A few months ago, the governor’s race looked like a blowout, with Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) ahead by more than 20 points. But Republican nominee Jack Ciatarelli has gained significant ground. The latest polls show him within about three points.
Virginia: Democrats were embarrassed in Virginia four years ago when Republican Glenn Youngkin pulled off a stunning upset. This time, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears needs an even bigger upset to defeat Democrat Abigail Spanberger.
This governor’s race has, in many ways, been defined by the Attorney General election, specifically, Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee. Last month, leaked texts from 2022 showed him wishing death on Republican colleagues in Virginia, even saying he hoped their children died because “only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.” Despite those messages, Jones stayed on the ticket, though it did lead to him cratering in the polls.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Operation Arctic Frost Revelations</h2>
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Topline: New whistleblower documents expose a Biden-era &#8220;enemies list&#8221; buried deep in a federal investigation codenamed Arctic Frost. Republicans say this probe, which targeted President Trump and hundreds of his allies, weaponized the Justice Department for political reasons.
Arctic Frost started as an FBI operation in April 2022, led by then-agent Timothy Thibault. Initially, it was aimed at probing alleged efforts by Trump allies to challenge the 2020 election. But when Special Counsel Jack Smith took over in November of that year, it ballooned into the basis for Trump&#8217;s election interference indictments. Those charges were eventually dismissed.
But now, whistleblower records obtained by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) show a lot more was going on at the time — Arctic Frost became a sweeping dragnet targeting Republican senators, donors, and outside conservative groups.
Grassley has also revealed that the authorization for Arctic Frost had come from the top of the Biden administration, meaning then-Attorney General Merrick Garland and then-FBI Director Christopher Wray.
The predicate: Grassley released 197 subpoenas issued in 2023 alone. The subpoenas included nonpublic grand jury material that demanded everything from emails to phone metadata to bank records and credit reports of 34 individuals and 163 businesses, including many conservative groups such as Turning Point USA.
The subpoenas sought communications from nine Republican senators, including Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, and Ron Johnson, as well as from House members and White House aides such as Stephen Miller and Jared Kushner. They even went after media companies — Fox News, Newsmax, Sinclair — demanding donor lists and fundraising data.
Repercussions: Cruz is demanding the House impeach D.C. Chief Judge James Boasberg, an Obama appointee, for approving a 2023 gag order that silenced carriers like AT&amp;T from alerting targets. Cruz said there were &#8220;no facts or evidence&#8221; to justify it, and Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) is drafting articles, calling Boasberg a &#8220;radical activist judge&#8221; who enabled spying on senators.
Some could be charged with crimes. Some conservative legal experts are pushing for criminal charges against DOJ and FBI staffers for conspiring to violate the free speech, free assembly, and privacy rights of their targets.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump Threatens Nigeria Over Christian Persecution</h2>
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Topline: President Trump issued a stark warning to Nigeria over the persecution of Christians – while he continues to flex U.S. might in South America.
Nigeria: Trump said the U.S. military would move on Nigeria “guns-a-blazing” unless it stops the persecution of Christians. He <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115476385101120405">posted</a> on Truth Social on Saturday that Nigeria needs to “move fast” or the U.S. military will “completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities.”
That post came a day after Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115470116607441456">announced</a> that he had designated Nigeria a “COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN,” which means Nigeria has been identified for “particularly severe violations of religious freedom” <a href="https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/trump-calls-for-support-for-persecuted-nigerian-christians/">under</a> the International Religious Freedom Act.
The scope of the persecution is vast. According to one report, more than 7,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria just since the start of the year, which makes Nigeria easily the deadliest country for Christians globally.
Sen. Cruz <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-statement-on-president-trump-action-against-nigeria-for-christian-persecution">said</a> that the designation is “a critical step in holding accountable and changing the behavior of Nigerian officials who have facilitated and created an environment conducive to the outrages in Nigeria.” He has introduced legislation to take it a step further, punishing in particular officials who push blasphemy and sharia laws in Nigeria.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu <a href="https://x.com/officialABAT/status/1984640117361840491">said</a> the accusations of Christian persecution do “not reflect our national reality,” and that “Nigeria is a country with constitutional guarantees to protect citizens of all faiths.” A spokesman for the president <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-tells-department-defense-prepare-possible-action-nigeria-rcna241330">added</a> Sunday that he would welcome U.S. help fighting terrorism “as long as it (the U.S.) recognizes our territorial integrity.”
South America: According to reports from the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/u-s-eyes-striking-venezuelan-military-targets-used-for-drug-trafficking-cafcfe47?st=tchg4R%3E">Wall Street Journal</a> and the <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article312722642.html">Miami Herald</a>, the president has weighed military strikes on Venezuelan targets, which could be launched at any time.
The reported targets would be military assets used in the drug trade, and if the president moved forward with strikes, it would serve not only as a clear message to drug traffickers but to President Nicolás Maduro, as well. The Trump administration wants him out of government – the sooner the better for him.
The military pressure on Venezuela is the opposite of the pressure Trump has used in Argentina. There, the country’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, won a massive victory in the midterm elections, at least partly due to Trump’s offer of an economic lifeline to Argentina’s government – but only if Milei’s reforms were protected.

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Morning Brief: Election Day Nears, Biden-Era ‘Enemies List,’ & Trump Warns Nigeria

Morning Brief: Election Day Preview, Arctic Frost Revelations, And Trump Threatens Nigeria

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Trump brings home some major W’s from his Asia trip, the administration looks to crack down on commercial driver&#8217;s licenses for illegal immigrants, and South America trends toward the Right. 
It’s Friday, October 31, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-2501031-member-exclusive?elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+Show+Episodes+Carousel">video version can be seen on The Daily Wire</a>:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump And Xi Reach Agreements</h2>
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Topline: Following his showdown with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Trump has returned from his Asia tour with new deals in hand and perhaps most importantly, reduced tensions with China. 
After the meeting, Xi described the feeling as “warm” and Trump touted what he called an “amazing meeting.” Here he is grading the talk aboard Air Force One. 
“Overall, I guess on the scale of 0-10, with ten being the best, I would say the meeting was a 12,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2hY2qJYtj0">said</a> Trump.
Trump said official terms of a deal are “very close to resolved,” but it appears the big ticket items on his wishlist were met. In a Truth Social post early Thursday, the President said Xi had agreed to “work diligently with us to stop the flow of Fentanyl into our Country.” As a result of those assurances, Trump announced plans to lower the existing tariff that was imposed on China in response to fentanyl trafficking. 
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In addition, Trump said Xi agreed to “purchase American energy,” potentially oil and gas from Alaska. Trump is looking to keep Beijing from buying Russian oil, so that would be a win-win.
On the agricultural front, Trump says China has also agreed to begin purchasing massive amounts of soybeans, sorghum, and other farm products. With that news, he encouraged farmers to “immediately go out and buy more land and larger tractors.” And finally, he said the Chinese would resume the sale of rare earth minerals used for tech products and large magnets.
Trump says the overall tariff rate on Chinese exports will fall from 57% to 47%, leaving significant trade barriers in place, but far lower than the 100% plus rate that was looming without a deal. The two countries also agreed to remove port fees that had been impacting cargo ships from each side. Looking ahead, Trump said the two leaders will continue to meet on a more regular basis — he’ll travel to Beijing in April, and Xi will come to the US shortly after, potentially to Mar-a-Lago.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">How Illegals Keep Scoring CDLs</h2>
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Topline: The Trump administration has pledged to crack down on illegal immigrant drivers, but Americans have been left wondering: why do these crashes keep happening?
An accident in Florida brought this issue into the national spotlight. An accident was allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant identified as Harjinder Singh, an Indian national. Singh allegedly made an illegal u-turn, blocking a highway, and causing a van to careen into Singh’s trailer. Three people were killed in the crash.
Several similar cases have happened since then, often involving illegal immigrants carrying California-issued commercial driver&#8217;s licenses (CDLs).
Some of the major contributors to this issue of illegal immigrants obtaining CDLs have been the flood of illegal immigration into the United States under former President Joe Biden, and then the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-illegal-immigrant-truck-drivers-ended-up-on-americas-roads">failure</a> of the federal government to ensure that CDL applicants received proper testing before they were handed driver&#8217;s licenses.
In Singh’s case, the Indian national failed an English language proficiency test in the aftermath of the fatal collision, “providing correct responses to just 2 of 12 verbal questions and only accurately identifying 1 of 4 highway traffic signs,” according to the Department of Transportation.
A Republican-backed bill in Congress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-bill-takes-aim-at-democrat-states-giving-truck-licenses-to-illegal-aliens">aims</a> to crack down on these holes in the system. Under the legislation, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy would have the authority to revoke a state’s ability to grant “non-domiciled CDLs,” or commercial licenses for applicants who live out of state, if the state were found in violation of federal rules around CDLs.
The bill would also standardize some rules about the CDL process by requiring all testing to be conducted in English and that all CDL applicants hold a driver’s license for at least one year.
The Trump administration is taking steps to ensure that all testing is done in English. Duffy is also conducting a nationwide audit of state CDL permitting programs. The worst offender is California, where more than 25% of non-domiciled CDLs reviewed by the feds were improperly issued, <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-takes-emergency-action-protect-americas">according</a> to the Department of Transportation.
The Trump administration is also restricting who can get a CDL. Foreigners must have specialized work visas. They can&#8217;t be border crossers who are awaiting the fate of their asylum cases.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">South America Moves Right</h2>
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Topline: Massive political shifts are taking place in South America – including rightward shifts in multiple countries, such as Bolivia and Argentina – and the Trump administration is playing a key role on several fronts. Morning Wire spoke to Andres Martinez-Fernandez, senior policy analyst for Latin America at The Heritage Foundation, for more on South American governments. (The following interview has been lightly edited.)
Morning Wire: We’ve seen rapidly changing dynamics between the administration and various political leaders in South America. Let’s start with Argentina. We just saw Javier Milei’s party win a landslide victory. How significant is this victory in the country?
Martinez-Fernandez: It&#8217;s really significant because President Milei is representing a major departure from what has been for the past couple decades. Argentine leadership is typically Left, far-Left leaning and socialist in its nature for economic policies. That has brought about generally an anti-American bent. But President Milei has brought an agenda which is really the opposite of all those – very pro-market, individual responsibility, cutting government. As far as relations with the United States, we&#8217;ve likely never had a more aligned leader in Argentina. This victory really solidified what was, with his victory a couple years back for the presidency, a massive shift. But it really solidifies that with this legislative win, which is going to help him with his agenda.
Morning Wire: The U.S. recently helped Argentina with a $40 billion support package – how much of a role did that play in this election?
Martinez-Fernandez: I think a very significant role, and President Trump deserves a lot of credit for the victory that we saw for Milei’s party. What we saw was, just in the days prior to the election, the White House meeting with President Milei and President Trump and the announcement of this package, which is directly aimed at stabilizing the financial crisis, which was generated by the socialist policies which dominated in Argentina for so long. This is a vital economic stability move, but in addition to that, it&#8217;s a major sign of confidence from the United States and from the world, which I think translated into more confidence from Argentines in the president of Argentina&#8217;s ability to stabilize the economy and try a new path forward.
Morning Wire: Turning to Bolivia. We recently saw a monumental election there  – the first conservative president in 20 years. What is the significance of the election there and does it fit into a larger trend in South America?
Martinez-Fernandez: Yeah, absolutely. It does seem to be certainly part of a broader trend that we&#8217;ve seen. In a lot of ways, President Milei was the start of this as far as the current wave of right-of-center leaders coming to power, Bolivia being the most recent. But before that, we saw elections in Ecuador, which solidified a more conservative leader, and also elsewhere in the region. We have upcoming elections in countries like Chile, Brazil, and Peru, where a conservative candidate is well-poised also for victory there. I do think part of that is centering from the impetus that we see from the successes of Argentina, but more broadly, the Trump administration&#8217;s very positive engagement with these partners. The shift in Bolivia specifically is historic. This is a country which has just been completely controlled politically by the socialist movement there, which has dominated institutions and weaponized those to maintain power. The people just overwhelmingly, despite all of that, rejected that movement and now have a more conservative leader who has promised to do a series of shifts – not only as far as domestically aligning with more pro-market economic and stable policies, but also as far as shifting toward the United States and Western alliances.

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Morning Brief: Trump Moves Needle With Xi, Illegals Endanger U.S. Roads, & South America Shifts Right

Morning Brief: Trump-Xi Make A Deal, CDL Loophole For Illegals, And South America Moves Right

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In a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2025-10-26/argentina-midterm-elections">stunning political comeback</a>, Argentine President Javier Milei&#8217;s La Libertad Avanza (LLA) party secured a decisive victory on Sunday in the midterm elections, capturing approximately 41% of the national vote. This marks a significant rebound from a previous setback in the Buenos Aires province, underscoring Milei&#8217;s growing influence across Argentina&#8217;s political landscape.
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The election results grant Milei&#8217;s coalition substantial leverage in the Chamber of Deputies, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/milei-scores-historic-win-argentina-midterms-tightens-grip-congress">increasing</a> its seats from 37 to 64. This enhanced representation positions the LLA to effectively defend presidential vetoes and advance critical economic reforms. Notably, the LLA won 16 of Argentina&#8217;s 24 provinces, including Buenos Aires, a traditional stronghold of the left-wing Peronist party. In the Buenos Aires province, the LLA narrowly edged out the Peronists, securing a 0.5% lead — a remarkable turnaround from a 14-point deficit in the previous month&#8217;s local elections.
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Gracias Presidente <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> por confiar en el pueblo argentino. Usted es un gran amigo de la República Argentina. Nuestras Naciones nunca debieron dejar de ser aliadas. Nuestros pueblos quieren vivir en libertad. Cuente conmigo para dar la batalla por la civilización… <a href="https://t.co/L2OVP11kyH">https://t.co/L2OVP11kyH</a>
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President Milei hailed the outcome as a &#8220;turning point for Argentina,&#8221; emphasizing that the electorate had decisively rejected the Peronist era of economic mismanagement. He characterized the election as a mandate for his libertarian economic agenda, which includes aggressive deregulation, austerity measures, and a commitment to reducing public sector expenditures.
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Internationally, the United States has been a pivotal ally in supporting Milei&#8217;s economic reforms. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have provided substantial financial backing, including a $40 billion aid package comprising a $20 billion currency swap and a proposed $20 billion debt investment facility. Trump lauded the election results, stating that Milei&#8217;s &#8220;big win&#8221; had &#8220;made a lot of money for the United States.&#8221; Bessent <a href="https://fortune.com/2025/10/27/trump-made-lot-of-money-milei-argentina-midterm-election/">echoed</a> this sentiment, noting that the U.S. intervention had stabilized Argentina&#8217;s financial markets, with the peso strengthening and sovereign bonds surging in value.
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Economically, Milei&#8217;s administration has achieved notable successes, including a significant reduction in inflation from 12.8% to 2.1% since his inauguration. While these measures have been accompanied by public-sector job cuts and reductions in social spending, they have garnered support from investors and segments of the population that favor fiscal discipline.
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The midterm election results bolster Milei&#8217;s position as he seeks to implement further reforms to revitalize Argentina&#8217;s economy. With a strengthened mandate and continued international support, President Milei is poised to navigate the challenges ahead, steering Argentina toward a future defined by economic liberalization and reduced state intervention.
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When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent engineered a unique deal with Argentina’s Javier Milei, Guy Nohra started paying attention to Bessent’s moves. 
Nohra, a venture capitalist with over three decades of experience, knows a solid operator when he sees one.
In the Trump administration, Nohra says that guy is Scott Bessent. — The Daily Wire
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After more than three decades investing in life sciences, co-founding Alta Partners and backing more than 180 breakthrough companies, I’ve learned a simple truth: innovation thrives when financial stability meets vision. Under Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, America is delivering both.
This week’s $20 billion swap line with Argentina, paired with the U.S. purchase of Argentine pesos to stabilize markets, showed a different face of American leadership — one built on partnership rather than pressure. At home, Bessent’s confirmation that fiscal year 2025 closed with a lower deficit-to-GDP ratio than the year before signaled a welcome return to fiscal discipline. For investors like me, that message matters.
In biotech, one of the few if not the only sectors where pre-revenue companies go public in bull markets, a steady and clear hand at the Department of Treasury is a must. Secretary Bessent’s quiet confidence is a welcome change from Janet Yellen’s “inflation is transitory” approach. The life sciences public sector has been in a funk since 2021 and is finally showing signs of recovery.
Furthermore, venture funding in private life sciences companies has climbed roughly 25% year over year, according to PitchBook. That is not coincidence; it is cause and effect. Bessent’s push for clarity and transparency in financial markets helps all sectors, but especially fragile ecosystems such as biotechnology.
Bessent also understands how fiscal health drives innovation. In recent remarks to community-bank CEOs, he urged them to “go on the offense” by adopting fintech and AI. That was not banker talk; it was a blueprint for growth. By modernizing lending rules and keeping borrowing costs low, he has opened new paths for regional lenders to support early-stage biotechs and rural innovation hubs.
Some critics claim his attention to global markets, such as the Argentina initiative, distracts from domestic priorities. They miss the larger point. In life sciences, borders are illusions. A stable global economy ensures supply-chain reliability, research collaboration, and steady talent flow. Bessent’s diplomacy prevents the kind of market shocks that raise costs and choke investment at home.
What sets him apart is a blend of intellectual rigor and street-smart optimism, refined through years in global markets and at the helm of his own firm, Key Square Capital. He is not a bureaucrat trading in slogans but a market-tested operator who knows how to turn downturns into momentum. In his speech at the Federal Reserve’s Community Bank Conference, he described a future where small lenders and big ideas combine to help America out-innovate China in quantum computing, biologics, and sustainable manufacturing. For those of us funding the next generation of cures, that vision is a North Star.
As we approach a decade that could redefine human health — CRISPR 2.0, personalized medicine at scale, regenerative medicine — Scott Bessent’s steady leadership is providing the runway. His policies may not make flashy headlines, but they are quietly powering America’s next economic renaissance.
To my fellow investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers: let’s double down on this moment. His 3% average GDP growth, 3% annual budget deficits (as a percentage of GDP), and three million barrel increase in domestic oil production are aggressive but achievable goals.
Let’s support the initiatives Bessent is advancing, from expanded R&amp;D incentives to bold public-private partnerships in health technology. The future of life sciences, and of American competitiveness, depends on it.
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Guy Paul Nohra is Co-Founder of Alta Partners and Co-Founder of Alta Life Sciences Spain. He is a venture capitalist, philanthropist, and former GOP gubernatorial candidate for Nevada. He holds a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Booth School of Business, University of Chicago.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Argentine President Javier Milei gifted President Donald Trump a gold-framed Nobel nomination letter on Tuesday during a meeting between the two leaders at the White House.
Milei presented Trump with the gift ahead of a dinner attended by top officials from each government. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday despite a chorus of world leaders who pushed for Trump to win this year’s honor.
Milei, through a translator, said that he is “very honored, especially in this moment when we are giving thanks for Trump’s great leadership,” according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/argentina-donald-trump-javier-milei-imf-c6f37a00c96f8aa321324ff443147b4e">Associated Press</a>.
“We can follow a peaceful route and make Argentina a strong example for freedom and prosperity,” the visiting president said.
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🚨 JUST IN: Argentinian President Javier Milei just gifted President Trump a framed letter nominating him for the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
World leaders are FINALLY formally recognizing 47 as the Peace President 🇺🇸
Much deserved! <a href="https://t.co/khsNeyVFMs">pic.twitter.com/khsNeyVFMs</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1978163562263511299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
Milei visited Washington, D.C., after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a financial lifeline to Argentina last week. Bessent <a href="https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/1976358303098662932">said</a> the Treasury struck an agreement with Milei’s administration for a $20 billion currency swap and an additional U.S. purchase of Argentine pesos.
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“Argentina faces a moment of acute illiquidity. The international community – including [the International Monetary Fund] – is unified behind Argentina and its prudent fiscal strategy, but only the United States can act swiftly. And act we will,” said Bessent in a post on <a href="https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/1976358303098662932">X</a>.
Milei is an economist by training and a forceful advocate for free markets and capitalism. His aggressive reforms to Argentina’s economy, the third-largest in South America, showed early success in <a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-openai-data-center-argentina/">attracting</a> investment, <a href="https://tradingeconomics.com/argentina/inflation-cpi">reducing</a> inflation to around 30%, and <a href="https://batimes.com.ar/news/economy/imf-downgrades-argentina-2025-growth-forecast-to-45.phtml">restoring</a> economic growth of roughly 5%.
But Milei’s popularity has <a href="https://directoriolegislativo.org/en/milei-faces-midterm-elections-at-the-lowest-point-of-his-approval/">sagged</a> recently, with midterm elections quickly approaching later this month. Local elections held last month featured a closely-watched bellwether race that went against Milei’s party, spooking investors. Concerns surged that Milei’s efforts may be futile to break Argentina’s economy away from the Peronist-socialist philosophy that has shackled it for decades.
The Trump administration’s lifeline has provided Argentina with quick access to stable currency, reassuring creditors, at least for a short while, that the government can pay its debts. The U.S. assistance is also aimed at stabilizing Argentina’s highly volatile peso, preventing a run that would cause the price of the currency to plummet and knock the economy into a tailspin right ahead of elections.
“It’s just helping a great philosophy take over a great country,” said Trump on Tuesday, according to the AP. “Argentina is one of the most beautiful countries that I’ve ever seen, and we want to see it succeed. It’s very simple.”
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In a staggering turnaround, Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, has reversed the country’s free-fall into the economic abyss and led a recovery that is simply astonishing.
In November 2023, Argentina’s inflation rate had soared to 211.4% and the country had a poverty rate of 41.7%; 19.5 million people lived below the poverty line. Ironically, just before the November election, The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/08/argentina-election-javier-milei-economists-warning">wrote</a> about a letter signed by more than 100 economists warning that electing Milei would bring “devastation” to Argentina.
“Through an aggressive program of public spending cuts, eliminating bureaucracy, and reducing public sector jobs, he erased Argentina’s massive fiscal deficit, paving the way for a historic economic recovery,” Emmanuel Rincon noted in <a href="https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/mileis-economic-miracle-how-argentina-slashed-inflation-to-1-5/">The Daily Economy</a>.
By May 2025, the inflation rate had plummeted to 43.5%, and the consumer price index rose 1.5%, marking the lowest levels in five years. Wholesale prices dropped by 0.3% in May, the best number in 17 years.
“These achievements were no fluke,” Rincon wrote. “They stemmed from a clear strategy: fiscal balance, reduced public spending, ending monetary expansion as a financing tool, and economic deregulation.”
Alberto Cavallo, professor at Harvard Business School, pointed out:
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The PriceStats PPP index, which compares thousands of identical products (electronics, food, and fuels), shows a sharp decline: the basket is now 1% cheaper than in the USA. &#8230; The relative costs with Brazil dropped by more than 20 points since January, due to the combined effect of the peso&#8217;s depreciation and the real&#8217;s appreciation against the dollar. Today, the basket of identical products is 3% cheaper in Argentina, below the average since 2016.
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1/¿Qué está pasando con los precios relativos de bienes en Argentina desde la liberación parcial del cepo? El índice PPP de PriceStats, que compara miles de productos idénticos (electrónica, comida y naftas), muestra una fuerte caída: la canasta es hoy 1% más barata que en USA. <a href="https://t.co/uF3ljmuAz3">pic.twitter.com/uF3ljmuAz3</a>
&mdash; Alberto Cavallo (@albertocavallo) <a href="https://twitter.com/albertocavallo/status/1941957958352716058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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3/🇧🇷 Los costos relativos con Brasil bajaron más de 20 puntos desde enero, por el efecto combinado de la depreciación del peso y la apreciación del real frente al dólar. Hoy, la canasta de productos idénticos es 3% más barata en Argentina, por debajo del promedio desde 2016. <a href="https://t.co/5TQ6qG6JzP">pic.twitter.com/5TQ6qG6JzP</a>
&mdash; Alberto Cavallo (@albertocavallo) <a href="https://twitter.com/albertocavallo/status/1941957989520507253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Milei, like President Donald Trump, wants to open up his nation&#8217;s economy by utilizing its oil resources through drilling in the Vaca Muerta, a geologic formation located in the Neuquen Basin in northern Patagonia, where major deposits of shale oil and gas are found. “The libertarian leader wants to transform Argentina into a major oil producer and reshape an economy <a href="https://archive.is/o/MdqKE/https:/www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-10/on-argentina-s-pampas-farmers-are-all-in-on-libertarian-milei">built on farming</a>. It’s an existential project for all involved: Should Milei succeed in generating new oil wealth, he might manage to heave Argentina from its economic quagmire and persuade voters to keep backing his vision,” <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-07-02/argentina-shale-oil-boom-helps-javier-milei-push-economic-reforms">Bloomberg</a> reported.

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Conservative Argentinian President Javier Milei, a staunch supporter of the state of Israel, announced on Wednesday that Argentina will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, declaring, “In a world of cowards, Israel bravely defends its right to exist. Argentina will not stand aside; we will support Israel with all our strength.”
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🇦🇷 🇮🇱 BREAKING: Argentina&#39;s President Javier Milei just announced that Argentina will move its embassy to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel.
“Argentina will support Israel with all our force.”
A true friend of Israel and the Jewish people. <a href="https://t.co/5W24PyizEB">pic.twitter.com/5W24PyizEB</a>
&mdash; Vivid.🇮🇱 (@VividProwess) <a href="https://twitter.com/VividProwess/status/1932860383527661714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&quot;En un mundo de cobardes, Israel defiende con valentía su derecho a existir.. Argentina no se quedará al margen, apoyaremos a Israel con todas nuestras fuerzas&quot;. 🇮🇱🫂🇦🇷 <a href="https://t.co/HsvFw5qisV">https://t.co/HsvFw5qisV</a>
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“The Argentine embassy will move to Jerusalem during the year 2026,” Milei <a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/409815">announced</a> in the Knesset. “My brothers and sisters, Argentina stands by you in these difficult days. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for much of the international community that is being manipulated by terrorists and turning victims into perpetrators. It is important to understand that we are in the midst of a battle between good and evil, and we began to lose this battle when we began to not distinguish between the two. The international community must urgently reconnect with its moral compass. To decide, one only needs to look at the facts: on the one hand, the barbaric terrorism that only kills and destroys, and on the other, the only stronghold in the region where there is freedom and democracy.&#8221;
&#8220;Javier, you are a true friend,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated. “With this visit, we are bringing our relations to new heights. 12,000 kilometers separate Buenos Aires, Israel, and the Knesset in Jerusalem. This great distance is compensated for by the closeness of our hearts.&#8221;
&#8220;A year and a half ago, you stormed into the presidency of your country,” he noted. “You brought a unique, authentic and decisive leadership style. A sweeping style, and from the very first moment you expressed complete support for Israel. For 20 months, we have been fighting the human monsters who kidnapped, raped, and beheaded on October 7. In the face of this brutal and unprecedented aggression, you said in clear words, ‘We are on your side in the battle against the forces of darkness.’ Thank you for standing by us in the battle against the forces of darkness. You stood on the side of truth and against lies, understanding that this is a just war beyond compare. This is a war of barbarity that threatens the entire world.&#8221;
&#8220;You share our spirit against those who issue outrageous arrest warrants for leaders in Israel. What are you actually saying? You are saying that good is good, evil is evil, and good must eradicate evil. Israeli citizens feel a natural sympathy for Argentina for many reasons. Argentina has always been engraved in our hearts,&#8221; Netanyahu said.
Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana noted that Milei learns weekly with a rabbi, saying, “These, as you’ve said, have given you ‘a moral compass lacking in the modern political world.’ You searched, you deepened, you found your roots. And in doing so, you discovered the truth that connects our people across millennia to our ancient homeland and to our one and only eternal capital.”
“It is no surprise that you have become one of Israel’s most passionate friends and defenders on the world stage,” Ohana continued. “Your words have resonated far and wide and have been received by the people of Israel like cold water to a parched soul — words backed by actions. You have stood against Iran — the regime of evil funding the current war against Israel on seven fronts.”
“By standing with Israel, you have woven yourself and the Argentine people into the eternal story of the Jewish nation. On behalf of the Knesset, representing all citizens of Israel — thank you. Long live the State of Israel; long live Argentina, long live liberty!” Ohana concluded.

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On Tuesday night, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the United States had rescued all the hostages kept by the socialist Venezuelan Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas.
Those five hostages were members of the opposition to Nicholas Maduro’s brutal regime. “The government of Argentine President Javier Milei allowed the five people into the ambassador’s residence in March 2024, when authorities loyal to Venezuela’s ruling party issued warrants for their arrest, accusing them of promoting acts of violence to destabilize the country,” The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/06/venezuela-argentina-caracas-political-opposition-us-rubio/9ee7c378-2ada-11f0-a724-3bc879c9f843_story.html">reported</a>, adding, “Since late November, the group had denounced the constant presence of intelligence service agents and police outside the residence.”
“The U.S. welcomes the successful rescue of all hostages held by the Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas,” Rubio wrote on X. “Following a precise operation, all hostages are now safely on U.S. soil. Maduro&#8217;s illegitimate regime has undermined Venezuela&#8217;s institutions, violated human rights, and endangered our regional security. We extend our gratitude to all personnel involved in this operation and to our partners who assisted in securing the safe liberation of these Venezuelan heroes.”
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The U.S. welcomes the successful rescue of all hostages held by the Maduro regime at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas. 
Following a precise operation, all hostages are now safely on U.S. soil. Maduro&#39;s illegitimate regime has undermined Venezuela&#39;s institutions, violated human…
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In January, Milei met with exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia in Casa Rosada, declaring him the Venezuelan “president elect.”
“Venezuelans, we will also meet in the streets of our beloved country,” González Urrutia wrote on X.
After the meeting, the Argentine government called González Urrutia “Venezuela’s president-elect,” adding he “is under political persecution by the regime of dictator Nicolás Maduro,” the Buenos Aires Herald <a href="https://buenosairesherald.com/world/international-relations/milei-calls-urrutia-venezuelas-president-elect-as-tension-with-caracas-skyrockets">reported</a>.
Maduro was declared the winner of the July 2024 presidential election in Venezuela by the National Electoral Council, while the opposition claimed that they were the winners. Milei wrote on X, “Venezuelans have chosen to end Nicolás Maduro&#8217;s communist dictatorship. The data indicates a crushing victory for the opposition, and the world awaits its recognition of defeat after years of socialism, misery, decadence, and death. Argentina will not acknowledge another fraud, and expects the Armed Forces to defend democracy and the popular will this time.”
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DICTADOR MADURO, AFUERA!!!
Los venezolanos eligieron terminar con la dictadura comunista de Nicolás Maduro. Los datos anuncian una victoria aplastante de la oposición y el mundo aguarda que reconozca la derrota luego de años de socialismo, miseria, decadencia y muerte.…
&mdash; Javier Milei (@JMilei) <a href="https://twitter.com/JMilei/status/1817760569404842400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
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When González Urrutia met with Milei, he gave him a framed voting tally showing he had won.

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As we lay to rest <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pope-francis">Pope Francis</a>, a man entrusted with the astonishing task of leading <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262883/worldwide-catholic-population-hits-14-billion#:~:text=Concretely%2C%20there%20has%20been%20a,to%20281%20million%20in%202023." target="_blank" rel="noopener">1.4 billion</a> Catholics worldwide, we must acknowledge that he was a pope who inspired devotion and yet also disillusionment.
The first non-European pope in over a millennium, the first Jesuit to hold the Chair of Peter, and the first to take the name Francis — after the saint of humility and radical poverty — he came to the papacy with the power of symbolism already at his side. But symbols alone do not make a legacy. His pontificate has been marked by deep paradoxes, extraordinary global events, and the unrelenting scrutiny of a digital age that magnifies every gesture, every silence, and every word into global significance.
Pope Francis led the Catholic Church at a time when questions of identity, history, and moral authority were being fiercely renegotiated across every sphere of public life. From the rise of “woke” ideology and the deconstruction of long-standing societal structures, to the counter currents of cultural revivalism and nationalist pushback, the world around the Church was changing — faster and more fundamentally than ever.
To that world, he showed incredible, compelling pastoral sensibility by embracing the very sick, the downtrodden, before the eyes of the world, making him a beloved figure among so many.
No moment captured the spiritual loneliness and universal leadership of Francis more than the evening of March 27, 2020. As the world reeled from the shock of a global pandemic, Francis <a href="https://catholicvote.org/when-pope-francis-became-a-solitary-beacon-of-hope-during-the-worst-days-of-the-covid-pandemic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stood utterly alone</a> in the rain-drenched emptiness of St. Peter’s Square. His solitary figure, small under the weight of a sodden white cassock, illuminated by the flickering torches before the Eucharist, became an icon of global grief — and hope. He did not thunder. He prayed. He did not offer a solution. He stood there in the silence of that unforgettable moment.
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Yet while he insisted Church doctrine could not and would not be changed, many weary Catholics saw how he loosened the uniquely stalwart position of the Catholic church on issues related to marriage and family. 
On one hand, he condemned abortion, equating it to <a href="https://catholicvote.org/throughout-his-pontificate-a-look-at-pope-francis-statements-on-abortion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;hiring a hitman&#8221;</a> and <a href="https://catholicvote.org/pope-francis-strongly-warned-against-ideological-colonization-gender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denounced gender ideology</a>; but more than once he gave a <a href="https://catholicvote.org/pope-francis-writes-preface-fr-james-martins-book-about-lazarus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disturbing nod</a> to ministries aimed at changing Church doctrine over gay &#8220;marriage&#8221; and transgenderism, including his brief <a href="https://outreach.faith/2022/05/pope-francis-speaks-to-lgbtq-catholics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exchange</a> with Father James Martin, the founder of the LGBT Catholic ministry, Outreach.
Pope Francis’ handling of clerical sex abuse was also marked by troubling contradictions. On one hand, he <a href="https://www.usccb.org/news/2023/pope-issues-updated-vos-estis-text-handling-abuse-cases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">established clearer procedures</a> for investigating abuse and holding bishops accountable and publicly condemned the culture of cover-ups that protected abusers. On the other hand, his actions in high-profile cases like those of <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/father-marko-rupnik-accused-of-abuse-and-returned-to-ministry-a-timeline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fr. Marko Rupnik</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/04/argentine-catholic-bishop-gustavo-zanchetta-sentenced-sexual-abuse-pope-francis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta</a> raise serious questions about consistency and impartiality.
Perhaps more than any other pontiff before him, Pope Francis lived his entire papacy inside the glass house of modern social media. Every homily, every off-the-cuff remark, and even every carefully crafted document was instantly dissected by millions across ideological, religious, and national divides, though it was often his informality in communication that blurred clarity, allowing ideologues across the spectrum to weaponize his words.
In the echo chambers of the internet, he was often cast simultaneously as a reformer and a betrayer, a prophet and a populist, a revolutionary and a regressive. The speed with which opinions formed around his leadership was unprecedented — and sometimes uncharitable.
In his many interviews and press conferences that often required follow-ups or clarifications, it is clear that he perceived himself as a pope who stood at the crossroads of history amidst the noise of clashing narratives.
In many ways, his legacy will be as divided as his papacy. To his supporters, he will be the “Pope of the Peripheries,” to his critics, the Pope of Ambiguity, leaving behind a trail of confusion and even division that his successor in the papacy will have to deal with.
Francis reminded us that the Pope is both a man and a sign — fragile, flawed, and beloved. We now pray not only for his soul but for the Church he leaves behind: wounded in places and always in need of shepherds who speak with both his tenderness but also with the clarity of truth.
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Kelsey Reinhardt is Director of Media and Evangelization for CatholicVote.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Argentinian President Javier Milei outlined his top six allies in the global fight for freedom in a speech last week.
Milei made the remarks during a speech on Friday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
He said that after working to turn his country around, he no longer feels alone in the fight because Argentina is now starting to be embraced by the rest of the world.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t feel alone, because the world has embraced Argentina,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Argentina has become a global example of fiscal responsibility, of commitment to honoring our obligations and, obviously, a commitment to solve the inflation problem.&#8221;
He continued, &#8220;Nor do I feel alone because over the course of this year, I have found allies in this fight for the ideas of freedom in every corner of the world – from the amazing Elon Musk to that fierce Italian lady, my dear Giorgia Meloni; from Bukele in El Salvador to Viktor Orbán in Hungary; from Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel to Donald Trump in the United States – slowly an international alliance has been forming among all those nations which, like ours, want to be free and believe in the ideas of liberty.&#8221;
&#8220;And slowly, what once seemed like the absolute global hegemony of the woke left in politics and educational institutions, in the media, in supranational organizations, or even in forums like Davos, has begun to crumble,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And I hope for the ideas of freedom is starting to emerge.&#8221;
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Javier Milei Names His Top 6 Allies In The Global Fight For Freedom

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Speaking at CPAC Argentina Wednesday, Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro argued that the country and its president, Javier Milei, have offered the world a vision for economic success.
“Argentina, the eyes of the world are on you. If you succeed, the rest of the world is going to follow you and I believe that you will succeed,” Shapiro said. “If you remain courageous and honest, liberty will succeed, because liberty must succeed.”
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Join me today in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to break down the difference between free markets and socialism—right in the heart of a country leading the way toward a new dawn of capitalism. <a href="https://t.co/Ckm5gUncsG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://t.co/Ckm5gUncsG</a>
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1864365788066353499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Shapiro called Argentina’s economic revival “perhaps the most important political development on planet Earth at this very moment.”
“Thats thanks to the people of this country who have finally stood up and they’ve said ‘enough,’” Shapiro said. “Enough to socialist evil, enough to the impoverishment, enough to the lies, enough to the bulls***. It’s time to take a chainsaw to all of it.”
Shapiro touted Milei&#8217;s record of cutting the number of government ministries from 18 to eight, downsizing the bloated public sector, and slashing the budget by 32%, leading to Argentina reporting surpluses. He also pointed out that inflation is declining in Argentina as the stock market is skyrocketing because of Milei’s actions.
“President Milei is now leading the world forward to a new golden age of liberty,” Shapiro said. “He’s doing so with extraordinary audacity and courage.”
Shapiro’s speech was a fierce defense of free markets against socialism that destroyed the Argentine economy.
“Free markets are moral and they are just,” Shapiro said. “They reward merit. They reward hard work and solid decision making. The assumption by socialists very often is that people who succeed in society are sort of leeches, that they are the people who work the least. That isn’t true.”
Shapiro stated that socialism, at its core, stems from envy.
“Socialism encourages revolutionaries who produce literally nothing and destroy everything that they touch. It encourages laziness. It encourages stupidity and it encourages dishonesty at scale,” Shapiro went on.
“Socialism is just evil,” he added. “Socialism is the philosophy of the thief. It is the philosophy of the man who would prefer to burn everything down rather than to build anything up.”
Shapiro praised Millei for subscribing to the Austrian school of economics, which teaches that individual actions are motivated by self interest.
“President Milei is intelligent, unlike most of our political class,” Shapiro quipped.
“Argentina is a perfect example of how all of these bad ideas, when implemented, cost people their lives, cost people their livelihoods and destroy entire civilizations.”
Shapiro noted that in the early 20th century, Argentina was among the richest countries in the world. But its failure to fully develop free markets and inclusive economic institutions, coupled with decades of tyranny and corruption, set the country on a downward spiral. That downward trajectory persisted until Milei assumed leadership and addressed these long-standing issues.
“Until the rise of President Milei the government was able to basically expropriate property rights at will with impunity and the result was radical impoverishment,&#8221; Shapiro said. “If you look at the record of Argentina from 1980 to 2023, it is one of the rare countries in the West where it actually got harder to live here. In fact it took more time to work to buy basic goods in 2023 than it did in 1980.”
Milei, a supporter of strengthening relations between Argentina and the United States, told Shapiro on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/javier-milei-tells-ben-shapiro-the-ideas-of-americas-founding-fathers-will-save-argentina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his podcast in April</a> that he believed his citizens needed to embrace the values of freedom that are values in the United States though they are under attack.
Shapiro said, however, he believes that Milei is leading the freedom movement in the world.
“Javier Milei, Argentina, you are leading the West back on to the right path,” Shapiro said.

CPAC Argentina 2024

At CPAC Argentina, Ben Shapiro Says The World Will Follow Javier Milei’s Success

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Staunchly conservative Argentinian President Javier Milei, already forcefully revamping the ravaged Argentinian economy toward economic success, has added an effort to address men in women’s prisons, asserting he will ban it from Argentina.
On Tuesday, Milei stated, “Speaking of prisoners, I’ve got a little scoop for you. Recently, we’ve seen cases of criminals using the gender identity law to claim they’re women who should be in women’s prisons. They do this to exploit female inmates or continue their business in more relaxed conditions. Just last week, we learned that the Moros gang leader filed 10 habeas corpus to change his gender and receive male visitors. Only in a country with deeply distorted values could such absurdity be allowed.”
“That’s why we’re putting an end to this nonsense,” he declared. “We’re going to ban it. Criminals won’t be able to request prison transfers under gender identity and we’ll push for provincial prisons to adopt this policy. Those who don’t comply will only reward criminal creativity and disrespect crime victims.”
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The Argentine president said today at an event that gender changes carried out by criminals in prisons will be prohibited, since they do it to take advantage of the law, and continue committing crimes. <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@libsoftiktok</a> <a href="https://t.co/F3WflrBekZ">pic.twitter.com/F3WflrBekZ</a>
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Last April, Milei <a href="https://buenosairesherald.com/society/crime/president-milei-says-he-wants-to-create-massive-private-prisons" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he wanted to sell off Argentina’s prisons built in residential areas. “We are thinking of selling those prisons to real estate companies and for those companies to fund the construction of a new one far away from the city &#8230; (the jails ) would have better security, higher quality, better services, would be bigger, and [would be built] without spending a single penny.”
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“An exchange-traded fund tracking Argentine stocks saw record inflows as Wall Street embraces President Javier Milei’s efforts to quell inflation and reverse years of endemic budget deficits,” Yahoo Finance <a href="//9C749C15-C73A-4A77-B56F-264C2955592B/On%20Monday,%20Yahoo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, adding that the ARGT “absorbed $144 million of inflows for the week that ended on Nov. 22, with $88 million coming in on Friday alone, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. &#8230;  The fund &#8230; saw assets jump roughly seven-fold from $104 million when Milei took office to some $750 million on Monday.”
“Milei hasn’t just talked the talk, but is actually walking the walk,” said Malcolm Dorson, senior portfolio manager at Global X Management, which manages ARGT. “He has trade balances, he has built a fiscal surplus, inflation is ticking down, and economic activity is picking up.”

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