Argentine President Javier Milei will likely attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, according to an Argentine diplomatic official. Although his presence has not been publicly confirmed, the official said all indications are that Milei will travel to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration ceremony.
A spokesperson for Trump’s 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”, published a link to a report on Monday on X and wrote “Make Argentina great again, make America great again”, by adding a handshake emoji between the American and Argentinian flag emojis. .
Bloomberg News was the first to report Milei’s presence at the inauguration, citing an Argentine government spokesperson.
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Milei is the first world leader expected in Washington for the Jan. 20 event, although arrangements are being made for others to join him. CBS News reported last week that Chinese President Xi Jinping, whom Trump personally invited to the inauguration, was it is unlikely to be presentaccording to several sources.
Trump confirmed Monday that he had exchanged letters with Xi and would “love to have him.” [at the inauguration]but there wasn’t much discussion” about whether he would accept the invitation.
Trump added that he had fielded calls from more than 100 world leaders since his election victory and, when asked specifically, said he had not invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
State Department records dating back to 1874 show that no world leader has attended a U.S. transfer of power ceremony. Traditionally, foreign ambassadors and their spouses represent their governments at this quadrennial event.
Milei met Trump at Mar-a-Lago shortly after the November election.
Jennifer Jacobs, Margaret Brennan and Arden Farhi contributed to this report.
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