Overview

• During an Oct. 14 Cabinet Room exchange with Argentine President Javier Milei, Trump joked about his physique and said, “You won’t see me in a bathing suit.”
• He mocked Joe Biden’s beach images and claimed Biden couldn’t lift a beach chair, a characterization reporters note is not supported by viral video.
• Trump publicly linked roughly $20 billion in U.S. economic support for Argentina to Milei retaining power.
• “If he wins, we’re staying with him… and if he doesn’t win, we’re gone,” Trump said, referring to Argentina’s Oct. 26 midterm elections.
• The remarks drew laughter from the press, White House staff and Milei, and Trump also said he would love to visit Argentina.