“Speak softly and carry a big stick.” That was US President Theodore Roosevelt’s adage to stake out Washington’s turf in the Americas. More than a century on, it’s being evoked by some after an upset win in Argentina’s midterm elections by a close ally of the current occupant of the White House. Only Donald Trump didn’t speak softly. He bluntly warned that rejection of the party of far-right libertarian Javier Milei would imperil Washington’s $20 billion lifeline for a peso that’s teetering.
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