Case Files tagged: "Argentina"

Facing record beef prices caused partly by his own tariffs, President Trump proposes flooding the U.S. market with Argentine beef. This contradicts his 'America First' doctrine and enrages domestic ranchers, but serves to prop up the struggling government of ideological ally Javier Milei.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mobilizes the Exchange Stabilization Fund for a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, explicitly conditioned on the electoral victory of President Javier Milei, bypassing Congressional oversight and the IMF.