US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Argentina’s President Javier Milei had a “lot of help” from the United States in his party’s midterm election victory. His remarks came after Milei celebrated his party’s sweeping win in Sunday’s polls.

The Trump administration had earlier extended a major financial bailout to Argentina but warned it could reconsider support if Milei underperformed. Trump congratulated Milei on his “landslide victory” and said he was doing a “wonderful job.”

Speaking on a trip to Asia, Trump hailed what he called an unexpectedly “big win” and said it was “a great thing.”

“He had a lot of help from us. He had a lot of help. I gave him an endorsement, a very strong endorsement,” Trump said, also crediting some of his top officials, including Treasury Secretary

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