Argentina’s President Javier Milei is prone to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, in keeping with an Argentine diplomatic official. While his attendance has not been confirmed publicly, the official stated all indicators level to Milei touring to Washington, D.C., for the swearing-in ceremony.
A spokesperson for the Trump transition crew didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Milei, a Trump acolyte who was elected final 12 months and describes himself as an “anarcho-capitalist,” on Monday posted on X a link to a news report and wrote “Make Argentina Great Again Make America Great Again,” including a handshake emoji between U.S. and Argentine flag emojis.
Bloomberg News was first to report on Milei attending the inaugural, citing an Argentine authorities spokesperson.
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Milei is the primary world chief anticipated to be in Washington for the Jan. 20 occasion, although preparations are underway for others to affix. CBS News reported final week that Chinese President Xi Jinping, whom Trump personally invited to the inauguration, was unlikely to attend, in keeping with a number of sources.
Trump confirmed Monday that he has exchanged letters with Xi and would “like to have him [at the inauguration], however there’s been nothing a lot mentioned” when it comes to whether or not he’ll settle for the invite.
Trump added that he has fielded calls from greater than 100 world leaders since profitable the election and, when requested particularly, stated that he had not invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
State Department data courting again to 1874 present that no world chief has attended an American transfer-of-power ceremony. Traditionally, overseas ambassadors and their spouses symbolize their governments on the quadrennial occasion.
Milei met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago shortly after the November election.
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