Argentine President Javier Milei is expected to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, according to an Argentine diplomat. Although his presence has not been publicly confirmed, the official said all signs point to Milei traveling to Washington, D.C. for the swearing-in ceremony.
A spokesman for the Trump transition team did not respond to a request for comment.
Miley, a Trump acolyte who was elected last year and describes himself as an “anarcho-capitalist,” posted on X a on Monday Link to a news report and wrote “Make Argentina Great Again Make America Great Again” and added a handshake emoji between US and Argentine flag emojis.
Bloomberg News was the first to report Milei’s participation in the inauguration, citing an Argentine government spokesman.
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Milei is the first world leader expected to be in Washington on January 20, but preparations are underway for others to attend. CBS News reported last week that Chinese President Xi Jinping, whom Trump personally invited to the inauguration, was there probably not attendingaccording to multiple sources.
Trump confirmed Monday that he had exchanged letters with Xi and would “love to have him (at the inauguration),” but there was not much talk about whether he would accept the invitation.
Trump added that he had taken calls from more than 100 world leaders since his election victory, and when asked specifically, he said he had not invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
State Department records from 1874 show that no head of state attended an American transfer of power ceremony. Traditionally, foreign ambassadors and their spouses represent their governments at the event, which takes place every four years.
Milei met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago shortly after the election in November.
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