Argentina’s libertarian president comes out swinging in first 100 days

Since he took office in December, Argentina’s radical libertarian president, Javier Milei, has worked to implement a strict austerity agenda. But he’s faced resistance from the country’s congress and powerful unions, in his drive to sell off state-owned companies and slash budgets, as journalist Natalio Cosoy in Buenos Aires tells The World’s host Marco Werman.

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