{"id":562543,"date":"2025-11-11T01:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T01:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/562543\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T01:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T01:21:21","slug":"orban-counts-on-trump-going-full-argentina-to-save-him-from-election-doom-politico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/562543\/","title":{"rendered":"Orb\u00e1n counts on Trump going full Argentina to save him from election doom \u2013 POLITICO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina parallels<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.\u2019s Argentina intervention was a success, politically, for Milei, whose party won a decisive victory on Oct. 27 in midterm elections allowing him to press ahead with his radical economic overhaul of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Trump celebrated the outcome, saying the effort had \u201cmade a lot of money for the United States.\u201d Bessent likewise said the U.S. investment had \u201cturned a profit.\u201d But the administration has released no details about the full scope of U.S. involvement or the returns it claims to have earned.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s rescue package has drawn political backlash in the U.S. from both Democrats and even some Republicans, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/09\/25\/trump-argentina-milei-bessent-republicans-bailout-00581449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blasted the administration\u2019s assistance<\/a> for Argentina as a bailout for a political ally that may boost wealthy hedge funds while risking U.S. taxpayer dollars on a chronically bankrupt country. <\/p>\n<p>Bessent said the Argentina intervention was aimed at countering China\u2019s growing clout across Latin America and, more broadly, reasserting American economic power in the Western Hemisphere, comparing the U.S. effort in Argentina to an \u201ceconomic Monroe Doctrine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s relationships with Budapest and Buenos Aires reveal clear parallels, and an effort to prop up key partners in regions where many leaders are not naturally allied with the U.S. president&#8217;s MAGA agenda. <\/p>\n<p>The White House also sided with Orb\u00e1n over the Hungarian leader\u2019s refusal to stop purchasing Russian oil despite a European push to wean off Moscow\u2019s exports, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/11\/07\/trump-opens-the-door-for-an-exemption-for-hungary-on-russian-oil-sanctions-00642146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exempting Hungary<\/a> from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy for one year following his meeting with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Further financial backing from\u00a0Washington\u00a0could\u00a0embolden\u00a0Orb\u00e1n, a frequent thorn in the EU\u2019s side,\u00a0to take even stronger anti-Brussels positions.<\/p>\n<p>Seb Starcevic reported from Brussels. 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