Lost in the flurry of the languid news stream that is a long holiday weekend Saturday here at National Zero was the promise of multiply-times indicted defendant Donald Trump to flee the jurisdiction while out on bail to visit newly-elected right-wing Trumplicant Argentinian President Javier Milei, himself a muss-haired populist thrust into office off antics, not policy.
According to the Associated Press, Trump promised to visit Milei, known for wielding a working chainsaw while campaigning as a metaphor for his cutting… something… relating to Argentine’s long-time economic crisis. “The president-elect received a call last night from the former president of the United States, Donald Trump, who congratulated him and pointed out his triumph by a wide margin in last Sunday’s election had a great impact on a global scale,” a news release from Milei’s office said. Per an Argentinian journalist, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, himself a Trump acolyte, facilitated the call.
No date for the trip has been announced, nor is it clear if the defendant will have to clear any proposed trip out of the country with the various courts he faces, although he was not required to turn over his passport when he was indicted. And in case you’re wondering: yes, the United States does have an operative extradition treaty with Argentina. For now.