Javier Milei and Elon Musk Bond Over Markets

Argentina

Katarina Hall | 4.15.2024 1:45 PM

Argentine President Javier Milei and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met for the first time this past weekend. Although the two had been exchanging messages over Musk's X platform (formerly Twitter) for some time, they decided to take their bromance a step further by meeting at Tesla's headquarters in Austin, Texas.

During their meeting the two "agreed on the need for free markets and defend the ideas of freedom," the Argentine government said in a statement. "The President and the businessman spoke in Texas about the importance of eliminating bureaucratic obstacles that keep investors away," it added.

To celebrate the meeting, Milei shared pictures of his visit to Tesla's factory on X. "Long live freedom dammit!" Milei........

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