Argentina’s president and Donald Trump’s chosen oligarch are self-styled outsider radicals driven by an ideological desire to cut government down to size

Elon Musk, left, receives a chainsaw from Argentina's President Javier Milei as they arrive speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at

Elon Musk, left, receives a chainsaw from Argentina's President Javier Milei as they arrive at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on

Elon Musk, left, receives a chainsaw from Argentina's President Javier Milei as they arrive speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center,

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) founder Elon Musk swung a chainsaw at a gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference to dedicate his commitment to slashing federal spending. The prop was a gift from Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei and represented the two men's shared vision of smaller,

Mariano ‘Tute’ Di Tella, a fan of the Argentine president, crafts custom power saws in Buenos Aires. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was his childhood inspiration.

The idea was always controversial from an economic perspective, but now it’s being deployed—in the US and Argentina, for example—as a political weapon in the shape of a redistributive tool.

It was no surprise to Argentina watchers that Trump began his term by blocking cash flows and firing workers — exactly as Javier Milei’s government started doing a year ago.

Argentinian president Javier Milei faces his biggest crisis yet over his promotion of a crypto scam. As leaders on the Latin American right distanced themselves from the anarcho-capitalist, Elon Musk took the opportunity to reaffirm their bond.

Elon Musk, left, receives a chainsaw from Argentina’s President Javier Milei, right, as they arrive speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill ...

Tonight” host spotted a “very apt metaphor” in the tech billionaire’s on-stage prop choice at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

A meme coin scandal and investigation have dented the popularity of Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei and hindered his efforts to strengthen political alliances ahead of congressional midterm elections this year.