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Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, US, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. — Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, US, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg

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By Manuela Tobias and Jorge Valero

May 17, 2024 at 1:46 PM UTC

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For most heads of state, it’d be unthinkable to visit another nation, skip meeting its leader and instead attend an opposition rally.

But for Argentine President Javier Milei, it’s just another poke-in-the-eye trip. To a historic ally, no less.