Banana Republic: Argentinian Presidential Front-Runner Javier Milei Placed Under Criminal Investigation

Inflation in Argentina just hit a record-high 138%. It has continued to skyrocket since the country defaulted on a record-setting $57-billion “relief package” issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2018. A payment default in May of 2020 couldn’t have come at a worse time. As country’s were shutting down for the global “pandemic”, Argentina failed to make a $500-million loan payment and cut the country off from access to many finance options.

The people of Argentina, in a testament to sweeping change, have latched on to the populist candidate, Javier Milei. Milei has been compared to Donald Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, often referred to as “the Trump of the Tropics.” And for this reason, the Mockingbird Media outlets immediately labeled him things like “far-right”, “ultra-right libertarian”, and “Trump fan” as reported by The Gateway Pundit. ---More...

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