Javier Milei is an Argentine politician, economist, and author. He is also the president-elect of Argentina, winning nearly 56% of the runoff vote against Finance Minister Sergio Massa on November 19, 2023. Milei has been described as Argentina’s Donald Trump, but even the former US President seems tame by comparison. Trump congratulated Milei on his win via Truth Social. Milei has three nicknames. The Lion, which he likes to call himself, the Wig, which represents his (real) shaggy haircut, and The Madman, or “El Loco,” the crazy one. He reportedly advocates for selling body organs, making Argentina’s official currency the US dollar, and wants to auction off the country’s rivers and seas.
