Posted 12/25/2023, 2:30:00 PM
Milei Warns Followers Against Communism in Unorthodox Christmas Address Amid Backlash Over Austerity Reforms
- Javier Milei, Argentina's new president, told followers to "be careful not to become a communist" in a strange Christmas message
- Milei is a libertarian who promised to drastically cut public spending with a "chainsaw plan"
- He has criticized communism and countries like China and Brazil before
- Milei recently issued economic reforms that scrap hundreds of regulations, remove rent control and worker protections
- His controversial "chainsaw plan" cuts have triggered street protests against his government