U.S. ranchers push back on Trump’s Argentina beef deal
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A Montana Congressman joined a push to protect American ranchers. It comes after President Trump suggested the U.S. could soon buy beef from Argentina.
The president recently announced a $20 billion bailout to help Argentina and its libertarian president, Javier Milei, an early Trump ally.
The government remains shut down, but the president is trying to aid one of his allies abroad with a taxpayer-funded bailout.
The Trump administration authorized a $20 billion financial lifeline for Argentina as it faces an economic crisis. The deal has raised major questions and criticism about its merits. President Trump also said it’s contingent on Argentine President Milei’s party winning elections later this month.
President Donald Trump is facing renewed backlash for his support of Argentina following a tone deaf comment he made about a potential beef trade deal with the country. Trump has been publicly mulling over the possibility of beginning to import beef from Argentina as a way to bring down prices at U.S. grocery stores.
With the government paralyzed and Americans’ pocketbooks reeling, the White House is giving a $20 billion bailout to an ideological ally of Trump and Elon Musk.
Argentina's central bank said on Monday it signed a $20 billion exchange-rate stabilization agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department, six days ahead of a key midterm election.
President Donald Trump gave a patronizing response to a female reporter when asked about his $40 billion bailout of Argentina. Trump was pressed on concerns among the MAGA faithful that bailing out his ally,