Overview
- The moment unfolded during a press availability at President Trump's bilateral meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House.
- Trump interrupted Argentine journalist Nieves Zuberbühler, asked if she was from Argentina, and said in Spanish that he loves Argentina before adding that he prefers them to “ABC Fake News.”
- He refused to take questions from ABC, citing George Stephanopoulos’s recent interview with Vice President JD Vance that was cut short after a tense exchange involving allegations tied to Tom Homan.
- The remarks came after U.S. announcements of a new financial support line for Argentina that reporting says is conditioned on the local political climate and the Oct. 26 legislative vote, with Trump indicating the U.S. would not be generous if Milei loses.
- Trump also misstated Milei’s tenure by praising the “last four years,” even though Milei assumed the presidency in late 2023.