In 2023, Javier Gerardo Milei brandished a chainsaw during his campaign for president of Argentina. Like Elon Musk did on behalf of Donald Dumb. Milei won and became president and immediately implemented radical economic reforms aimed at reducing government spending and inflation, including significant cuts to public expenditures and deregulation. His austerity policies have sparked protests and increased poverty levels, and now Argentina is on the brink of economic collapse.
Historically, radical right-wing economic policies always lead to a degradation in the economy, contrary to what we've always been told about trickledown economics. Cutting taxes on corporations and the wealthy doesn't translate into these savings being re-invested in the economy or creating jobs. They just make the wealthy wealthier while crushing the middle class ans the poor. In the US, every single Republican president left office with an economy in disrepair or crisis and a budget deficit - Reagan, Bush Sr., and Bush Jr who left his successor Barack Obama the task of managing and fixing the 2007-2008 financial collapse. In contrast, Democrat presidents almost always fix the debacle left by their Republican predecessor and leave office with a budget surplus.
Most Americans wrongly believe that Republicans are better for the economy, largely because most people listen to the "patriotic" bullshit of the Radical Right establishment, and don't look into the details or the numbers. Republicans often score their popularity levels on dragging the country into failed wars that stir up patriotism but do nothing to improve the economic standing of the middle class and the poor.
This is exactly what is happening with Donald Dumb. He gave a huge tax break to the rich and the corporations, while screwing everybody else with rising inflation, high unemployment, and a general degradation of the standard of living. With economic distress on the home front, Donald Dumb follows the same pattern as his Republican predecessors: They claim patriotism by inventing enemies everywhere and drag the country into wars, as is the case with Venezuela right now which is a patriotism-laced distraction from the economic woes. Unfortunately, half of the American people fall for the hoax.
Worse yet, Donald Dumb's tariffs tax cuts to the rich have added trillions to the budget deficit. His tariffs have screwed consumers with rising prices and inflation and has made every country on earth an enemy of the US. His "savings" by firing millions of civil servants and cutting down on critical research and development funding have decimated the US economy. And to add insult to injury, he is finding $40 billion to bail out the failing Argentinian economy because he "happens to like the president of Argentina", Javier Milei who is a dumb clone of Trump himself.
Trump says about Argentina: "They’re fighting for their life. Nothing’s benefiting Argentina. They’re
fighting for their life. You understand what that means? They have no
money... they're dying," without explaining why should American farmers die in order to rescue Argentina, and without specifying that Argentina's economy is a free fall because of Milei's austerity policies which are the same exact policies implemented by Trump here in the US.
By bailing out Argentina on beef and soybeans, he is impaling American farmers who voted for him in large numbers because they believed his patriotic BS sloganeering that translates into sentimental crap with no economic benefit.
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Trump Scolds ‘Young Lady’ Reporter for Asking Him Why Struggling Farmers Should Support Argentina Bailout
Mediaite
Mon, October 20, 2025
President Donald Trump scolded a reporter aboard Air Force One on Sunday night after she asked why struggling U.S. farmers should back his administration’s new beef import plan for Argentina, which follows the president’s $20 billion bailout for the country.
During the press gaggle, the reporter began: “What do you have to say to U.S. farmers who feel that the deal is benefiting Argentina more than it is them as they are–”
Trump cut in and snapped: “Look, Argentina is fighting for its life, young lady. You don’t know anything about it.”
He continued: “They’re fighting for their life. Nothing’s benefiting Argentina. They’re fighting for their life. You understand what that means? They have no money. They have no anything. They’re fighting so hard to survive. If I can help them survive in a free world, I happen to like the president of Argentina, I think he’s trying to do the best he can but don’t make it sound like they’re doing great. They are dying. All right? They’re dying.”
The exchange came after the president confirmed plans to buy beef from Argentina, which he argued would curb soaring U.S. meat prices that have risen nearly 14 percent over the past year, worsened by drought, disease, and depleted cattle herds.
Critics have protested the move as a one designed to merely help prop up Trump’s ally, Argentine President Javier Milei, a libertarian populist aligned ideologically with MAGA, who is set to receive a $20 billion bailout.
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association warned against the beef import plan Friday that “policymakers [who] hint at intervention or suggest quick fixes… can shake the market’s foundation,” adding that “sudden price moves make it harder for independent producers to plan, invest, and keep their operations running.”
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