The Trump administration on Tuesday doubled down on the economic lifeline it extended to Argentina last week, a $20 billion currency swap seen as a strategic move to reinforce ties with Buenos Aires and support its efforts to stabilize a faltering economy.

"We want to help Argentina," President Donald Trump said during a bilateral lunch meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei. "We want to see it succeed," Trump said, suggesting that a free trade agreement could be part of a broader economic discussion with the South American nation.

The two leaders have developed a notably close relationship. Milei was the first foreign head of state to visit Trump after he was reelected in 2024, traveling to Mar-a-Lago to congratulate him in person.

That relationship is part of a broader pa

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