Trump’s Argentina bailout once again puts Americans last

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1. **From Rep. Nydia Velázquez, New York’s 7th Congressional District:**

   In January, Donald Trump opened his inaugural address by promising to “put America first” daily and usher in a new golden age for American families. Ten months in, Americans are still waiting for the golden age to arrive and reeling from Trump administration policies that have actively made their lives worse.

   His administration’s signature legislation delivers the largest Medicaid cuts in U.S. history, threatening to strip coverage from 15 million people while taking food assistance from children, seniors, and people with disabilities. His erratic trade policy has worsened the cost-of-living crisis, amounting to an average $1,300 tax increase per household this year. And as the Republican shutdown drags on, essential services are halted and paychecks paused for hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

   Now, with government operations paralyzed and Americans’ pocketbooks reeling, the White House has made the extraordinary decision to move forward with a $20 billion bailout for Argentina. Republicans and Democrats alike are asking what, exactly, is “America First” about sending billions of U.S. dollars abroad while Americans are suffering at home. The irony is especially sharp for U.S. farmers, who have been shut out of China’s soybean market because of Trump’s trade war — just as Argentina moves in to fill that gap. While Washington props up Buenos Aires, small-farm bankruptcies here have climbed to a five-year high.

2. I’m willing to bet that at some point in the not too distant future we will read about Argentina shutting down [Espacio Lejano Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espacio Lejano Station). Completely unrelated to the current events, of course.

3. Argentina is one of the few lasting standouts of american allies in latin america with the sudden rise of leftist governments in traditional allied countries. They even declined a direct invitation to join BRICS and support the US in international forums like the UN, which is increasingly rare in latin america. China in the meantime is throwing money all over the place in the region trying to entrench geopolitical interest with economic interest. Supporting argentina is actually an important signal to send to other allies in the region. This is one of the very few decisions in the sphere of international relations from trump thay actually makes sense from my perspective

4. Argentine Steaks are some of the best in the world. Bobby Kennedy got his brain worm from an Argentine Steak.

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