Is Trump trying to sway Argentina's election?

Donald Trump is promising to give Argentina $20 billion to save its struggling economy but only if incumbent President Javier Milei holds onto power in the midterm elections this weekend. So why does Trump care about a country 5,000 miles away? And is this part of a broader swing to the right across South America?

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Guest: Stephen Gibbs, contributor, Latin America and the Caribbean, The Times and The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

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