Argentina already got $20 billion from the IMF, after earlier bailouts of $57 billion in 2018 and $44 billion in 2022...none of which fixed anything. And now Trump is pushing another $20 billion on top of that, even though nothing has substantially changed in how Argentina is governed.

Reports say a friend(s?) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

are poised to profit, raising the question: who was the last person to talk to Trump before he gave that money away?

The decision appears to have been coordinated primarily through Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, though several reports note that Trump personally pushed it forward after conversations with President Javier Milei of Argentina. Some coverage also mentions possible lobbying or influence from Bessent’s associates in finance, such as hedge-fund manager Rob Citrone, but there’s no verified account of a final meeting or phone call immediately preceding Trump’s decision.

While the U.S. is two weeks into a shutdown, he’s giving away billions abroad to failing regimes and cronies instead of helping Americans. That’s not leadership...it’s someone's self-enrichment under the guise of statecraft.

Bessent's friends?

Reports point to Rob Citrone, a hedge-fund manager and close associate of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as a key beneficiary of Trump’s $20 billion Argentina bailout.

Citrone’s firm, Discovery Capital, holds major Argentine debt and allegedly increased those holdings just before the rescue...raising questions about insider access and whether Bessent’s circle profited from U.S. taxpayer funds.