The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, presented a chainsaw to Elon Musk, the one chosen by Donald Trump to reduce the federal expenditure in the US.
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, visited Thursday in Washington To the tycoon Elon Musk and gave him an object that became a cult in his presidential campaign of 2023: a silver leaf chainsaw and red body with the inscription “Long live freedom, hell”, for him symbol of fiscal austerity.
“Hello, my friend!” Milei shouted when he met Musk, with whom he melted in a hug, according to the images disseminated by the Argentine president.
“The chainsaw arrived in Doge,” Milei said in his X account, alluding to the government efficiency department led by Musk in the United States and has the commission of President Donald Trump to reduce and reform the federal government.
During the meeting, Milei -which is going through a crisis for complaints of fraud in a cryptocurrency case– And Musk talked about the need to deregulate the economy and “the importance of giving the cultural battle on all fronts,” said the Argentine government in a statement.
Milei began on Thursday a tour of the United States to also meet with officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and participate in the Conservative Action Conference.