Overview
- Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia posted photos from Mar-a-Lago and thanked Félix Lasarte after attending a tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
- Multiple outlets report that during a conversation with Lasarte an invitation surfaced for Tapia to meet President Donald Trump at the White House before the 2026 World Cup, with no official confirmation yet.
- Tapia’s U.S. swing followed President Javier Milei’s canceled Washington trip and was interpreted by several reports as an institutional gesture that helped fill a diplomatic void.
- Clarín detailed that Tapia traveled on a Gulfstream G400 rented from Baires Fly, a firm cited in investigations over adulterated invoices, raising questions about costs and funding of his travel.
- The Coalición Cívica filed money-laundering complaints tied to associates of AFA leadership and warned that AFA’s own disciplinary bodies could face a conflict of interest in any probe.