Argentine President Javier Miley is likely to attend Trump’s inauguration

Argentine President Javier Miley will likely attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, according to an Argentine diplomatic official. While his attendance has not been publicly confirmed, the official said all signs point to Miley traveling to Washington, D.C., for the swearing-in ceremony.

A spokesman for Trump’s transition team did not respond to a request for comment.

Miley, A Trump assistant Who was elected last year and describes himself as an “anarcho-capitalist” on Monday on X a Link to a news report “Make Argentina great again, make America great again,” he wrote, adding a handshake emoji between the American and Argentinian flag emojis.

Bloomberg News Miley was first reported to be attending the inauguration, citing an Argentine government spokesman.

Miley is the first world leader expected to be in Washington for the event scheduled for January 20, although arrangements are being made for others to join. CBS News reported last week that Chinese President Xi Jinping, whom Trump personally invited to attend the inauguration, was also… He is unlikely to attendaccording to multiple sources.

Trump confirmed on Monday that he had exchanged letters with Xi and “would love to have him (at the inauguration), but there hasn’t been a lot of discussion” regarding whether he would accept the invitation.

Trump added that he had received phone calls from more than 100 world leaders since winning the election, and when asked specifically, he said that he had not invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

State Department records dating back to 1874 show that no world leader attended the American transfer of power ceremony. Traditionally, foreign ambassadors and their spouses represent their governments at this quadrennial event.

Miley met Trump at Mar-a-Lago shortly after the November election.

She contributed to this report.

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