Trump Admits Argentina Aid Is Election Meddling

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that a $20bn US lifeline to help calm Argentina's currency crisis is an attempt to sway legislative elections this month in the South American nation.

Posted by redial at 11:33 AM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink

If President Donald Trump is worried the $20 billion economic lifeline he's sending to Argentina in the middle of a US government shutdown might cause him political headaches, he didn't show it Tuesday.

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-- CNN (@cnn.com) Oct 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM

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The $20,000,000,000 has always been to prop up Argentina to protect the investments of Bessents friends.

Not America first.

Billionaires first.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-10-15 10:35 AM

MAGA has a deep interest in Argentina's success because they desire the same policies. Argentina's failure is a sign that MAGA policies are a failure and Trump is trying to keep the country afloat so he can continue to fool the suckers in the US who buy his lies. Argentina's present is our future but there will be no one to bail out the US.

#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-15 12:51 PM

From the sub-summary...

... Trump says Argentina bailout contingent on his political ally Milei remaining in power ...

I did a double-take when i heard that. I backed up the DVR to make sure I hearxd it correctly.

It seems that Pres Trump is doing overt election interference in Argentina, i.e., ~elect the candidate I like, or no money for you.~

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-15 12:56 PM

Take note that failing Argentina is led by a loser Libertarian and ex-Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro wanted to escape there. There are no successful Libertarian-run countries on the planet.

preview.redd.it

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-15 01:04 PM

HOW IS THIS NOT IMPEACHABLE?

#5 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-10-15 01:06 PM

HOW IS THIS NOT IMPEACHABLE?

#5 | Posted by e1g1

Republican congressional members have already made it clear that Trump can attempt to overthrow the US Constitution and still not be convicted. If they wouldn't convict him of that they sure aren't going to care about bribing Argentina.

#6 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-15 01:52 PM

$20 billion for Argentina's president to win an election.

$0 for healthcare for the poorest of Americans.

MAGA?

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-15 05:30 PM

@#7

FTFY ... (though more of an update than a fix) ...

$40 billion for Argentina's president to win an election.

$0 for healthcare for the poorest of Americans.

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-16 01:40 PM

- ex-Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro wanted to escape there

Trump's $40B Retirement Plan... if he lives that long.