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Why the US Bailed Out Argentina

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Argentinian President Javier Milei is at the White House today, meeting with President Trump after a huge US bailout. Milei, who swept to power nearly two years ago with a promise to radically cut government, has instituted reforms that have been both popular and controversial. For more on this, Mexico's former Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda joins the show from Mexico City.   Also on today's show: CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports from Tel Aviv on the ceasefire and hostage return; former NATO Deputy Secretary Rose Gottemoeller; Status founder Oliver Darcy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Ammanpur.

0:06.0

Here's what's coming up.

0:08.0

Argentina's leader, Javier Millet, visits the White House.

0:12.0

We look at this unconventional figure, his cozy friendship with Trump,

0:16.0

and why the U.S. is bailing his country out.

0:20.0

And... why the U.S. is bailing his country out. And A sigh of relief in the Middle East, but what comes next?

0:30.6

I'll speak with Jeremy Diamond in Tel Aviv.

0:32.6

Then...

0:33.6

I might say, look, if this war's not going to get settled, I'm going to send him Tom Hawks.

0:38.3

Trump threatens to send more weapons to Ukraine, just as Zelensky gears up to come back to Washington.

0:44.3

I ask what this could mean for the war.

0:47.3

Plus...

0:48.3

Donald Trump has made it very clear he will weaponize government to go after critics and punish critics,

0:53.3

and if you are an ally, he will reward you with things like TikTok.

0:58.1

Consolidations, mergers, and political pressure.

1:01.4

Oliver Darcy speaks with Michelle Martin about the program, everyone. I'm Biana Goldriga, New York, sitting in for Christiana Amun-Poor.

1:26.9

Argentina's firebrand president, Javier Millet, is at the White House today, meeting with President

1:31.1

Trump after a huge U.S. bailout for Argentina. The Treasury Department said it would provide a

1:36.4

$20 billion currency swap line with Argentina's central bank, the first such move by the U.S. in 30 years.

1:43.4

Critics say this essentially amounts to a loan

1:45.6

in all but name to a country that has often defaulted. Millay's right-wing reforms have been both

1:51.5

popular and controversial in almost equal measure, having swept to power nearly two years ago with

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