President Donald Trump was repeatedly pressed on a new U.S. plan to provide a major financial lifeline to Argentina as the country’s president, Javier Milei, visited the White House.

Trump welcomed the South American leader on Tuesday to discuss a $20 billion currency swap with the country’s central bank, days after the deal was announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a social media post last week. The bailout — which essentially exchanges U.S. dollars with volatile pesos — has been met with criticism from Democratic lawmakers who have pointed to its timing coinciding with the government shutdown. Several U.S. farmers have also expressed concern over how China has snubbed American producers, shifting to buy large amounts of soybeans from Argentina.

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