Politics What does Trump's victory mean for Argentina?

[CraigM]

That is exactly correct Craig. I've been doing business in Argentina for 23 years now. I've pretty much seen it all. I am not naive to think that Milei or his sister wouldn't be involved in anything corrupt. I think it's safe to say ALL politicians in Argentina probably are. I was disappointed that he would be so stupid to be blatant about it.

Now any outsider that knows anything about what he did will know he is just another member of the caste. Granted much better than the past corrupt leaders we have had but crushed a lot of people's hopes that he would be more intelligent. He has still done a lot of good things and will continue to. Just a needless self-inflicted distraction he didn't need in an election year.

Couldn't agree more Mike. I'm surprised Milei could be that small-minded. If he had kept his nose clean, a long list of highly paid board memberships and speaking engagements was waiting for him after government. His life would consist of giving speeches, rubbing elbows with interesting people all over the world, luxury travel, and getting paid handsomely for it. Whatever he made on that silly coin pales in comparison to all this. Not to mention the loss of status and everything else.

Also not too impressed with Milei's crisis management. His messaging is poor and he doesn't seem to grasp that, family or not, heads need to roll.

 

[Mitch]

Couldn't agree more Mike. I'm surprised Milei could be that small-minded. If he had kept his nose clean, a long list of highly paid board memberships and speaking engagements was waiting for him after government. His life would consist of giving speeches, rubbing elbows with interesting people all over the world, luxury travel, and getting paid handsomely for it. Whatever he made on that silly coin pales in comparison to all this. Not to mention the loss of status and everything else.

Also not too impressed with Milei's crisis management. His messaging is poor and he doesn't seem to grasp that, family or not, heads need to roll.

I was just talking to a friend about this. He had it SO easy. When you consider that he is rubbing elbows with Elon Musk and Donald Trump with his track record so far. His sister clearly is to blame. But I was just telling a friend he should have just fired his sister. I know the guy is loyal but he would have come out looking so good if he did that.

@CraigM you nailed it. The crisis management was terrible. If someone was fired I think that would have fired up even the detractors. That would have been the smartest decision to have fired his sister. He could have just said he trusted her. If you look at the timing of the coin launching and him posting 3 minutes later it is clear they were in on it. Maybe in Argentina his reputation isn't soiled but internationally it is.

There was talk of him getting the Nobel prize but I'm not sure how all of this factors into it. He would have made tens of millions just giving speeches after this. It is hard to tell what will happen but a lot of people I know lost all respect for this. They were waiting for him to fire his sister which would have been the smart decision.

 

[Betsy Ross]

Couldn't agree more Mike. I'm surprised Milei could be that small-minded. If he had kept his nose clean, a long list of highly paid board memberships and speaking engagements was waiting for him after government. His life would consist of giving speeches, rubbing elbows with interesting people all over the world, luxury travel, and getting paid handsomely for it. Whatever he made on that silly coin pales in comparison to all this. Not to mention the loss of status and everything else.

Also not too impressed with Milei's crisis management. His messaging is poor and he doesn't seem to grasp that, family or not, heads need to roll.

When this broke out I just thought he would have to fire his sister. With his loyalty of her he refused to make any changes in his cabinet. Terrible dealing with this. I wonder how all these class action lawyers will do against him.

 

[CraigM]

When this broke out I just thought he would have to fire his sister. With his loyalty of her he refused to make any changes in his cabinet. Terrible dealing with this. I wonder how all these class action lawyers will do against him.

It sure is odd, Betsy. This is much bigger than family or any other deep belief system. Every day he doesn't do the obvious, it gets harder and more costly.

 

[Betsy Ross]

It sure is odd, Betsy. This is much bigger than family or any other deep belief system. Every day he doesn't do the obvious, it gets harder and more costly.

Agreed. He would have come out looking even cleaner if he fired his sister. The international community would have loved him! His popularity around the world would be even higher than it was because it would show he doesn't tolerate any corruption even if it's family. She probably even could have made her way back into some position but agree it is going to get more difficult. I don't think it's too late for him to do that and wish he would. I honestly believe that is also what truly happened. His sister just said to post it so he did.