Javier Milei – a right wing hero meets reality

Javier Milei, the Argentinian president, former eccentric TV pundit, is in trouble with his chainsaw economics faltering, his sister embroiled in a corruption scandal and his political rivals circling with a recent landslide defeat in local elections with midterms approaching in late October.  On the global right, he is an icon, a rock star president. Elon Musk called him a “beacon of hope”. President Trump hailed him as a “hero”. Kemi Badenoch sees him as the &ldquo