Comments on: America First? Or Monroe Doctrine II? http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/16/america-first-or-monroe-doctrine-ii/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:38:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/16/america-first-or-monroe-doctrine-ii/#comment-221222 Kick Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:48:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26916#comment-221222 <i>Trump has specifically said that his largesse is tied to the results of the election. If Milei's party wins, then the money will keep flowing into Argentina. If they lose, then Trump is going to yank the plug entirely. It is a naked attempt to interfere in another country's political system, plain and simple.</i> So define "win." There are times that Trump seems totally unaware that Milei himself isn't on the ballot and seems infinitely unaware that although LLA/Milei's far-right Party could easily pick up seats in the midterms, there is virtually no way in hell that Milei can "win" regardless. In last month's provincial elections in Buenos Aires, the LLA lost by a huge margin. Realistically, the best that Milei's minority Party could achieve is that LLA picks up enough seats that his vetoes can no longer be overturned by the opposition that controls both chambers. So define "win." Trump has specifically said that his largesse is tied to the results of the election. If Milei's party wins, then the money will keep flowing into Argentina. If they lose, then Trump is going to yank the plug entirely. It is a naked attempt to interfere in another country's political system, plain and simple.

So define "win."

There are times that Trump seems totally unaware that Milei himself isn't on the ballot and seems infinitely unaware that although LLA/Milei's far-right Party could easily pick up seats in the midterms, there is virtually no way in hell that Milei can "win" regardless. In last month's provincial elections in Buenos Aires, the LLA lost by a huge margin. Realistically, the best that Milei's minority Party could achieve is that LLA picks up enough seats that his vetoes can no longer be overturned by the opposition that controls both chambers.

So define "win."

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2025/10/16/america-first-or-monroe-doctrine-ii/#comment-221209 nypoet22 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:00:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=26916#comment-221209 we already know he's trying to be andrew jackson. complete with a trail of tears. we already know he's trying to be andrew jackson. complete with a trail of tears.

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