Javier Milei: President of Argentina - Freedom, Economics, and Corruption | Lex Fridman Podcast #453

Every time he uses the word: "Liberal", he actually means those who defends economic liberalism, or free market, and not leftists

Dude, it's incredible who you're able to sit down and speak with!

I dont know if you know this Lex, but Milei was always speaking to you using “Usted” the formal “You” instead of the very informal “vos” or midway formal “tu”. Which is rare to hear from Argentinians. He was showing you a lot of respect.

As a Spanish speaker who also speaks English, having the mixed track is great. To listen to you in the original English and him with the original Spanish. What a great way to experience it.

From a perspective of a Iranian I just love the fact that a person like Milei rise from ashes and tries to save economy and freedom, gives me hope that some day something similar happens to my country.

Amazing how this has become the way to go now, Presidents having real conversations on podcasts, this shows real people, away from the fake world of the mainstream media. This is what we want. Viva la libertad carajo❤

Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep453-sa See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. 0:00 - Introduction 3:27 - Economic freedom 8:52 - Anarcho-capitalism 18:45 - Presidency and reforms 38:05 - Poverty 44:37 - Corruption 53:14 - Freedom 1:07:26 - Elon Musk 1:12:54 - DOGE 1:14:56 - Donald Trump 1:20:56 - US and Argentina relations 1:28:05 - Messi vs Maradona 1:36:58 - God 1:39:05 - Elvis and Rolling Stones 1:42:45 - Free market 1:49:46 - Loyalty 1:52:23 - Advice for young people 1:53:49 - Hope for Argentina *Update: 3rd Audio Track with Original Audio:* I've added a 3rd audio track with the original audio, with Lex speaking English and Javier Milei speaking Spanish. To listen to it, please choose "English (United Kingdom)" audio track, by clicking on: Settings (Gear Icon), Audio Track, Choose: English (United Kingdom). So, "English (US)" is the fully english dubbed track, and "English (UK)" is the original bilingual track. For the latter, you can turn on subtitles as well. For now, this is the best I can do. I will work with the YouTube team to figure out a better solution. I tried really hard to make this conversation as accessible as possible to people who speak only English or Spanish. I'll keep trying to figure out how to do this better. Your feedback is deeply appreciated. Thank you for listening. I love you all! ❤ *Corrections/Clarifications in Translation:* - The English translation at 23:23 says "fiscal deficit" when it should say "fiscal balance". We fixed the captions, transcript, and will try to fix the audio soon 🙏 - A few times "liberal" is mentioned. In most of the world (except US) that means "classical liberal" which in US is better understood as "libertarian". *Switch between English & Spanish Versions:* This podcast is translated and dubbed into Spanish. To switch between English & Spanish, click: Settings (Gear Icon) > Audio Track > Choose Language. Thank you to ElevenLabs for their amazing help with translation & dubbing 🙏' *Transcript:* https://lexfridman.com/javier-milei-transcript *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Javier Milei's X: https://x.com/JMilei Javier Milei's Instagram: https://instagram.com/javiermilei Javier Milei's Facebook: https://facebook.com/JavierMileiEconomista *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *Eight Sleep:* Temp-controlled smart mattress. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/eight_sleep-ep453-sa *NetSuite:* Business management software. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/netsuite-ep453-sa *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep453-sa *AG1:* All-in-one daily nutrition drinks. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/ag1-ep453-sa *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep453-sa

I'm argentinian, 39 years old, for the first time in my life I can say I'm proud of my president and I feel that my country has a future.

I am a viewer from China. Milei and Argentina have aroused very extensive discussions in China, with many voices supporting and opposing them. For me personally, I strongly hope that Milei and Argentina can succeed, which is very important for the entire mankind.

Never heard a leader or president so eloquently versed in economics, politics, history and finance. Damm impressive. The people of Argentina are destined fir growth and freedom. 🇿🇦