Javier Milei
President of Argentina
Anarcho-capitalism in power: chainsaw the state, crush inflation, and troll the "caste" daily — results first, manners never.
The world's first self-described anarcho-capitalist president and the original X-native head of state. His shock therapy cut inflation from a 289% peak to about 32% and delivered Argentina's first fiscal surplus in over a decade — vindicated by a midterm landslide — while the $LIBRA memecoin scandal and 2026 cabinet turmoil test how long "the aura" lasts.
Basis for the leaning assessment
Self-described anarcho-capitalist allied with the global right. The most explicitly ideological free-marketeer on this site; his social conservatism and Trump alliance place him firmly right despite libertarian heterodoxies.
Current Stances
Stances are editorial interpretations, always shown with the statements and actions they rest on.
The state is the enemy — cut until it stops moving
Shock adjustment, mass deregulation, vetoes of new spending: austerity is not a means but the program itself, and the 2025 midterms suggest voters accepted the trade.
Supporting statements & actions (3)
Announced "shock adjustment" at his inauguration with the phrase that became his government's motto: gradualism requires financing, and "lamentablemente, no hay plata" — unfortunately, there is no money.
Delivered to supporters outside Congress; the crowd cheered the bad news, and "no hay plata" became a meme across Latin America.
"No hay plata" spawned cumbia remixes and became Latin America's meme of the year.
Vetoed congressional increases to pensions and disability spending, defending the fiscal surplus against what he called fiscal demagoguery — as austerity's social costs mounted.
The vetoes came weeks before the midterm campaign; he wagered that fiscal credibility would beat spending promises.
Won a surprise midterm landslide — taking about 41.5% even in Peronist Buenos Aires province — with inflation down from a 289% peak to roughly 32% and Argentina's first fiscal surplus in over a decade.
Read globally as vindication of shock therapy; by mid-2026, cabinet turmoil and a recovering opposition were testing "the aura."
The upset win flooded X with chainsaw memes and "Milei was right" threads.
Market money over state money
A career-long enemy of central banking who promised dollarization and embraced crypto culture — a stance that blew up on him in the $LIBRA affair.
Supporting statements & actions (2)
Today I'm here to tell you that the Western world is in danger... because those who are supposed to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism, and thereby to poverty.
The speech went massively viral and made him the global right's favorite economics lecturer.
The Davos clip passed hundreds of millions of views — shared approvingly by Musk himself.
Promoted the obscure $LIBRA memecoin on X as a tool for funding small businesses and "liberating" the Argentine economy; it spiked to a $4.5B notional value and collapsed within hours, wiping out roughly $251M from investors.
Triggered impeachment threats and fraud probes; he deleted the post and said he had acted in good faith and was not involved in the token.
The $LIBRA rug-pull was crypto Twitter's biggest story of early 2025 — and nearly an impeachment.
Goals
Short-term
Kill Argentine inflation for good
ActiveFrom a 289% annual peak to about 32% by late 2025; he considers single digits, and the credibility that comes with them, the true finish line.
Declared: 2023-12-10Source ↗
Long-term
Dollarize the economy and close the central bank
UnclearThe signature campaign promise. Two years in, the peso and the central bank both survive — deferred, he says; abandoned, say critics.
Declared: 2023-12-10Source ↗
Consistency Tracker
Does each new statement or decision square with the record? Verdicts are not accusations: both sides of the record are presented so readers can judge for themselves.
Earlier statement / action
Announced "shock adjustment" at his inauguration with the phrase that became his government's motto: gradualism requires financing, and "lamentablemente, no hay plata" — unfortunately, there is no money.
Delivered to supporters outside Congress; the crowd cheered the bad news, and "no hay plata" became a meme across Latin America.
"No hay plata" spawned cumbia remixes and became Latin America's meme of the year.
Later statement / action
Won a surprise midterm landslide — taking about 41.5% even in Peronist Buenos Aires province — with inflation down from a 289% peak to roughly 32% and Argentina's first fiscal surplus in over a decade.
Read globally as vindication of shock therapy; by mid-2026, cabinet turmoil and a recovering opposition were testing "the aura."
The upset win flooded X with chainsaw memes and "Milei was right" threads.
He promised pain — "no hay plata" — and delivered exactly the shock he described: inflation collapsed, a surplus appeared, and voters rewarded it at the midterms. Whatever else is contested about Milei, the adjustment matched the advertisement.
Earlier statement / action
Today I'm here to tell you that the Western world is in danger... because those who are supposed to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism, and thereby to poverty.
The speech went massively viral and made him the global right's favorite economics lecturer.
The Davos clip passed hundreds of millions of views — shared approvingly by Musk himself.
Later statement / action
Promoted the obscure $LIBRA memecoin on X as a tool for funding small businesses and "liberating" the Argentine economy; it spiked to a $4.5B notional value and collapsed within hours, wiping out roughly $251M from investors.
Triggered impeachment threats and fraud probes; he deleted the post and said he had acted in good faith and was not involved in the token.
The $LIBRA rug-pull was crypto Twitter's biggest story of early 2025 — and nearly an impeachment.
The Davos scourge of a corrupt, value-destroying political caste promoted a memecoin that erased ~$251M of mostly small investors' money within hours. He says he acted in good faith, deleted the post, and was cleared of wrongdoing by allies; opponents pursued impeachment and fraud probes into 2026. The episode sits unresolved against his central claim: that he is not like the caste.
Most-Cited Sources from Voterscommunity reading list
Articles readers attached to their poll votes as evidence. Only pages cited independently by two or more voters are listed.
- 1www.cnn.com/2025/10/26/americas/argentina-midterm-milei-latam-intl ↗
Cited by 6 voters
Conservative 6 - 2www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/02/20/libra-memecoin-fiasco-destroyed-usd251m-in-investor-wealth-research-shows ↗
Cited by 5 voters
Liberal 1Conservative 4 - 3www.weforum.org/stories/2024/01/special-address-by-javier-milei-president-of-argentina ↗
Cited by 4 voters
Liberal 2Conservative 2
Most-Discussed Moments
The statements and actions that set social media on fire — top 4, in chronological order. Every entry links to its source.
- 2023-12-10Speech
Announced "shock adjustment" at his inauguration with the phrase that became his government's motto: gradualism requires financing, and "lamentablemente, no hay plata" — unfortunately, there is no money.
Delivered to supporters outside Congress; the crowd cheered the bad news, and "no hay plata" became a meme across Latin America.
"No hay plata" spawned cumbia remixes and became Latin America's meme of the year.
- 2024-01-17Speech
Today I'm here to tell you that the Western world is in danger... because those who are supposed to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism, and thereby to poverty.
The speech went massively viral and made him the global right's favorite economics lecturer.
The Davos clip passed hundreds of millions of views — shared approvingly by Musk himself.
- 2025-02-14Social post
Promoted the obscure $LIBRA memecoin on X as a tool for funding small businesses and "liberating" the Argentine economy; it spiked to a $4.5B notional value and collapsed within hours, wiping out roughly $251M from investors.
Triggered impeachment threats and fraud probes; he deleted the post and said he had acted in good faith and was not involved in the token.
The $LIBRA rug-pull was crypto Twitter's biggest story of early 2025 — and nearly an impeachment.
- 2025-10-26Action
Won a surprise midterm landslide — taking about 41.5% even in Peronist Buenos Aires province — with inflation down from a 289% peak to roughly 32% and Argentina's first fiscal surplus in over a decade.
Read globally as vindication of shock therapy; by mid-2026, cabinet turmoil and a recovering opposition were testing "the aura."
The upset win flooded X with chainsaw memes and "Milei was right" threads.
Timeline of Statements & Actions5 records, newest first
Won a surprise midterm landslide — taking about 41.5% even in Peronist Buenos Aires province — with inflation down from a 289% peak to roughly 32% and Argentina's first fiscal surplus in over a decade.
Read globally as vindication of shock therapy; by mid-2026, cabinet turmoil and a recovering opposition were testing "the aura."
The upset win flooded X with chainsaw memes and "Milei was right" threads.
Vetoed congressional increases to pensions and disability spending, defending the fiscal surplus against what he called fiscal demagoguery — as austerity's social costs mounted.
The vetoes came weeks before the midterm campaign; he wagered that fiscal credibility would beat spending promises.
Promoted the obscure $LIBRA memecoin on X as a tool for funding small businesses and "liberating" the Argentine economy; it spiked to a $4.5B notional value and collapsed within hours, wiping out roughly $251M from investors.
Triggered impeachment threats and fraud probes; he deleted the post and said he had acted in good faith and was not involved in the token.
The $LIBRA rug-pull was crypto Twitter's biggest story of early 2025 — and nearly an impeachment.
Today I'm here to tell you that the Western world is in danger... because those who are supposed to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism, and thereby to poverty.
The speech went massively viral and made him the global right's favorite economics lecturer.
The Davos clip passed hundreds of millions of views — shared approvingly by Musk himself.
Announced "shock adjustment" at his inauguration with the phrase that became his government's motto: gradualism requires financing, and "lamentablemente, no hay plata" — unfortunately, there is no money.
Delivered to supporters outside Congress; the crowd cheered the bad news, and "no hay plata" became a meme across Latin America.
"No hay plata" spawned cumbia remixes and became Latin America's meme of the year.