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WATCH: Trump ‘wants to get’ stock-trading ban done, Hawley insists after president’s brutal attack on bill

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Despite President Donald Trump’s harsh criticism over his bill to ban stock trading among top government officials, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., insists he has a good rapport with the president, who shares his goal of enacting such a ban.

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«The president and I had a really good conversation,» Hawley told Fox News Digital on Thursday, adding «he wants to get it done.»

«What the White House wanted was that the president, the vice president not be covered. They’re not, the offices are, but it’ll be the next office holders,» he explained.

The Missouri Republican added that «in fairness, we did the same thing for Joe Biden. We passed this last year, and we set the date out so that it would be the next president who had to comply.»

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«So, Trump and Vance are not covered, but all the members of Congress are. And it’s not a perfect bill, but it’s pretty tough,» said Hawley.

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After being harshly criticized by President Donald Trump, left, over his bill to ban stock trading among top government leaders, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said that despite the criticism, the president «wants to get it done.» (AP Photo/Alex Brandon and Joseph A. Wulfsohn/Fox News Digital)

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Hawley’s measure, originally named the PELOSI Act but switched to the HONEST Act after Senate Democrats agreed to support it, irked Trump and many Senate Republicans. The bill was advanced out of committee by an 8-7 vote, with Hawley joining Democrats to approve the bill.

Shortly after the vote, Trump drilled into Hawley in a Truth Social post in which he called him a «pawn» and «second-tier» senator.

«The Democrats, because of our tremendous ACHIEVEMENTS and SUCCESS, have been trying to ‘Target’ me for a long period of time, and they’re using Josh Hawley, who I got elected TWICE, as a pawn to help them,» he wrote. «I wonder why Hawley would pass a Bill that Nancy Pelosi is in absolute love with — He is playing right into the dirty hands of the Democrats. It’s a great Bill for her, and her ‘husband,’ but so bad for our Country! I don’t think real Republicans want to see their President, who has had unprecedented success, TARGETED, because of the ‘whims’ of a second-tier Senator named Josh Hawley!»

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Despite the pushback, Hawley told Fox News Digital, «I want to get this done.»

«I want to get this banned. So, I will work with anybody, I said to my colleagues, like if you’ve got good faith changes you want to make, you think will make this stronger, I’m all for it. I will do it,» he went on. «What I will not do, though, is consensus stuff that’s going to kill the bill.»

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Despite the pushback, Sen. Josh Hawley told Fox News Digital, «I want to get this done.» (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

He blasted an amendment proposed by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and promoted by Trump, which he said, «would have gutted the bill.»

«Scott made really clear he’s opposed to this bill, and he was attempting to kill the bill,» said Hawley.

«I’ve seen this for six years now. Members campaign on banning stocks, and then they get here, and they’re like, well, this isn’t the right time, or maybe let’s do it later, or let’s never do it, or you heard today, let’s have another hearing. We’ve had hearings for years,»

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For his part, Scott told Fox News Digital that «Trump’s on the right side.»

«This was a bill that Senator Hawley teamed up with Democrats to attack Trump,» he said. «Here’s a guy that went through Russiagate, went through an indictment, went through conviction, went through all this stuff, and then this is just a new bill to go target the president.»

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 U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), left, and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) wait to speak to reporters following the Senate weekly policy luncheons at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 6, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., meanwhile, told Fox News Digital that he thinks it is «hypocritical» of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to be supporting the bill after years of her husband engaging in lucrative trading.

«I thought it was interesting that all the Democrats, together with Senator Hawley, voted against Rick Scott’s excellent amendment, which would have asked GAO to do an investigation of how did she get so wealthy,» he said. «If they really wanted to get to the bottom of that, they would have supported that amendment. The fact that they voted against it speaks volumes.»

«The idea is good, the execution is not as good,» said Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.

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«I wanted to be able to see a bill that’s actually fixed and that actually works. This bill bans things like cryptocurrency, digital currency, it says you can’t use stablecoin,» he explained. «It’s a straightforward idea. But we’ve got to be able to clean up the language of this particular version of it to make sure it’s right.»

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., also took issue with the bill specifically for exempting Trump. He told Fox News Digital, «If it were a good bill, they would apply it to Donald Trump. The fact that they’re excluding Donald Trump, and he’s going to be exempt from it, probably means it’s not a very good bill.»

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Sen. John Fetterman speaks during the sixth installment of The Senate Project moderated by Fox News anchor Shannon Bream at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate on June 2, 2025 in Boston. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

He said that if passed, the bill would «deter» leaders with strong business acumen.

«I think you want to bring people like that. You’re going to deter a lot of people like from coming, not just banning them from owning stock, but saying they have to sell all of their businesses. I think it’s over the top and not well thought out,» said Paul.

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On the other side of the aisle, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., voiced support for the bill, saying, «treat everyone equally, and don’t trade stock if you’re a member here.»

In conclusion, Hawley said he agreed to the changes to exclude Trump and Vance, to get a bill that could be signed into law.

«I want something that’ll pass and that he can sign, and I think we took a step forward on that today,» he said.

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Shapiro fires back at DHS, says truck driver accused in deadly crash had legal status in database

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s team is disputing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) assertions about the immigration status of a semi-truck driver involved in a crash that left four dead in Indiana. The driver was taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a detainer was placed on him.

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DHS said the driver, Bekzhan Beishekeev, a 30-year-old national of Kyrgyzstan, came into the U.S. «illegally» using the controversial CBP One app and was later issued a commercial driver’s license (CDL) in Pennsylvania. The department confirmed to Fox News that Beishekeev entered the country on Dec. 19, 2023, at the Nogales, Ariz., port of entry, using the CBP One app and was released into the U.S. via parole by the Biden administration.

«Not only was Bekzhan Beishekeev released into our country by the Biden administration using the CBP One app, but he was also given a commercial driver’s license by Governor Shapiro’s Pennsylvania. These decisions have had deadly consequences and led to the death of four innocent people in Indiana on Tuesday,» DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.

McLaughlin then called on «sanctuary» governors to stop issuing CDLs to illegal immigrants «before another American gets killed.»

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SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER HELD ON ICE DETAINER AFTER 4 KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH

Bekzhan Beishekeev, a 30-year-old national of Kyrgyzstan, was allegedly involved in a crash that left four dead. (Fox News/DHS)

Shapiro’s office argues that Beishekeev had legal status when he was issued the license in July 2025 and that he could still be eligible under a DHS database to receive one.

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«Every person who applies for a non-domiciled commercial driver’s license issued by PennDOT must provide proof of identify and proof of their legal presence in the United States. That information is verified by the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database, administered by Kristi Noem and the United States Department of Homeland Security,» Shapiro spokesperson Alex Peterson said in a statement provided to Fox News.

«The individual in question had legal status in Kristi Noem’s database when the license was issued in July 2025 and still shows as eligible to receive a license as of today. Kristi Noem should focus on minding the shop in her own agency, as her incompetence and operational failures seem to be matching the scale of her moral failures as the Secretary of Homeland Security,» Peterson added.

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The Indiana State Police is investigating the crash in Jay County. (Indiana State Police)

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The deadly crash occurred on Feb. 3 at approximately 4:00 p.m. when Beishekeev was driving eastbound on Indiana’s State Route 67 and allegedly failed to break for a slowed semi-truck in front of him, according to DHS and Indiana State Police. Beishekeev then allegedly swerved into oncoming traffic and slammed into a van carrying 15 passengers. Four people were killed in the crash. DHS said the fatal incident is being investigated by the Indiana State Police, the Jay County Sheriff’s Department and the Jay County Coroner’s Office.

DHS and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have warned about the dangers of CDL issuing practices in several states following a series of fatal crashes allegedly involving illegal immigrants.

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Bekzhan Beishekeev, left, has been taken into ICE custody following a fatal crash on Feb. 3, 2026, in Jay County, Ind., near the state’s border with Ohio. (Jay County Sheriff’s Department)

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In its statement on Beishekeev, DHS noted that ICE had previously arrested another illegal immigrant who was issued a CDL in Pennsylvania.

Akhror Bozorov, 31, is an Uzbek national who DHS said was wanted in his country of origin for belonging to a terrorist organization. Bozorov was arrested in Kansas on Nov. 9 while working as a commercial truck driver, using a CDL issued in Pennsylvania, according to DHS. Bozorov was allegedly granted work authorization in January 2024 under the Biden administration.

Fox News’ Alexis McAdams and Fox News Digital’s Gregary Norman-Diamond contributed to this report.

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Iran’s Khamenei stays away from talks as JD Vance says dynamic makes diplomacy ‘much more complicated’

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As indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran started on Friday in Oman, remarks from Vice President JD Vance earlier in the week questioning the absence of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei from talks have raised a core dilemma for Washington — the person with ultimate authority in Tehran is not sitting at the negotiating table.

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In the interview, Vance said, «It’s a very weird country to conduct diplomacy with, when you can’t even talk to the person who’s in charge of the country. That makes all of this much more complicated… It is bizarre that we can’t just talk to the actual leadership of the country. It really makes diplomacy very, very difficult,» he said on Megyn Kelly’s podcast.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei waves to the audience during a speech in Tehran, Iran, on Nov. 3, 2025. During his address marking the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, known as the «National Day of Fight against Global Arrogance,» Khamenei stated that cooperation between Tehran and Washington is impossible as long as the U.S. continues to support Israel and maintain military bases in the region. ( Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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The Supreme Leader has no equals

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, has served as Iran’s supreme leader since 1989 and remains the country’s highest political and religious authority, with ultimate control over military, security and strategic decisions. That concentration of power means any diplomatic outcome must ultimately pass through him.

Sina Azodi, the director of the Middle East Studies Program at George Washington University, told Fox News Digital that Khamenei’s authority stems from direct control over Iran’s core power centers. «He is very powerful because he is the commander in chief of the armed forces and appoints the heads of the IRGC, the Artesh (conventional military), the judiciary and other important institutions.»

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei makes first public appearance in weeks with fresh U.S. threats. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader Credit/Associated Press)

Azodi added that protocol and hierarchy also explain Khamenei’s absence from negotiations. «Iranians are very adamant about diplomatic protocols — that since other countries don’t have the equivalent rank, he does not participate in any negotiations because his ‘equal’ rank does not exist,» Azodi said. «Even when foreign heads of state visit him, there is only the Iranian flag, and foreign flags are not allowed.»

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Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff and U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner meet ahead of the U.S.-Iran talks, in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Oman Foreign Ministry/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Iranian sources familiar with internal discussions described Khamenei as operating from a legacy mindset at this stage of his life. «The supreme leader sees the confrontation with Washington as defining his historical role and believes Iran can retaliate against U.S. interests in the region. Khamenei is not focused on personal risk and views strategic confrontation as part of preserving his legacy,» a Middle Eastern source speaking on the condition of anonymity told Fox News Digital.

Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that Khamenei remains the decisive figure in Iran’s system even as the regime faces pressure at home and abroad.

«He wields great influence in Iran but also exercises the greatest veto in Iran’s political hierarchy»

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«He wields great influence in Iran but also exercises the greatest veto in Iran’s political hierarchy,» Ben Taleblu said.

He added, «The Iranian strategy… is to raise the cost of war in the thinking of the adversary,» he said, describing a system that signals willingness to talk while simultaneously preparing for confrontation.

He warned that «regimes that are afraid and lethal and weak can still be dangerous,» and said Tehran may believe threatening U.S. assets could deter a broader war even if such escalation risks triggering a stronger American response.

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TOP IRANIAN GENERAL THREATENS TO ‘CUT OFF’ TRUMP’S HAND OVER POTENTIAL MILITARY STRIKES

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In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stands as army air force staff salute at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. Khamenei is defending «Death to America» chants that are standard fare at anti-U.S. rallies across Iran but says the chanting is aimed at America’s leaders and not its people. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

«Very difficult to say what Khamenei’s mindset is, but I think that he, along with other senior officials, think that the current conflict is not an isolated phenomenon but rather the continuation of the June 2025 conflict and the recent protests, which he called ‘an American coup,’» Azodi told Fox News Digital.

«I think that he thinks that the U.S. is definitely after a regime change and that needs to be resisted at all costs,» he added.

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Inside Iran, frustration with Khamenei has become increasingly visible, according to a journalist reporting from within the country.

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Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency’s value in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 8, 2026. (Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS)

«What people want more than anything else is for Khamenei to die… I hear it every day, everywhere I go — why doesn’t he die?» the journalist told Fox News Digital.

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«He is perceived as God’s representative, while leaders of enemy states are viewed as representatives of Satan, which is why he never meets with them.»

«You just open the Twitter of Iranians… the tweet is, why don’t you die? And everybody knows who we are talking about. So a nation is waiting for him to die.»

The journalist said many Iranians no longer believe political reform is possible and instead see generational change as the only turning point.

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Iranian worshipers hold up their hands as signs of unity with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during an anti-Israeli rally to condemn Israel’s attacks on Iran, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on June 20, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

An Iranian journalist in exile, Mehdi Ghadimi, told Fox News Digital that, «The Islamic government considers itself obligated to enforce Islamic law across the entire world. They harbor hatred toward Iranians and Jews, whom they regard as enemies of Islam,» he explained, «In such a structure, the leader is seen as more than a political ruler; he is perceived as God’s representative, while leaders of enemy states are viewed as representatives of Satan, which is why he never meets with them. If dialogue or compromise were to take place, his sacred image would collapse in the eyes of his supporters.»

He continued, «For this reason, groups labeled as ‘moderate,’ ‘reformist’ or ‘pro-Western’ are created so that the West can negotiate with them,» Ghadimi added. «No one within the structure of the Islamic Republic thinks about anything other than defeating the Western world and establishing Islamic dominance globally. The diplomats presented to Western politicians as moderates are tasked with using diplomacy to buy time for Khamenei.»

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The negotiations come amid heightened regional tensions, U.S. military deployments and unresolved disputes over Iran’s nuclear program and missile capabilities.

Regional analysts say that for the U.S., the central challenge remains unchanged. Diplomats can negotiate, but the final decision rests with one man — a leader shaped by decades of confrontation with the United States, focused on regime survival and determined to preserve his legacy even as Iran enters a new round of talks.

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Una mesita y alfajores con forma de corazón: intimidades de la firma del acuerdo comercial con EE.UU.

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El encuentro que habían estado esperando por más de un año estaba al fin por concretarse. Al edificio de la calle17, justo frente a la Casa Blanca, llegaron 9 funcionarios argentinos, sortearon los estrictos controles de seguridad e ingresaron a un salón VIP del primer piso donde los esperaban 10 estadounidenses. El escenario era austero, pero los detalles marcaban que era un día especial: unas cajitas de bombones con sello oficial de EE.UU. y, más allá, unos alfajores de maicena con forma de corazón, quizás anticipando el día de San Valentin, o como augurio de la alianza que estaba a punto de rubricarse.

Por esa Oficina del United States Trade Representative (USTR), presidida por Jamieson Greer, habían desfilado múltiples compatriotas porque las negociaciones comerciales habían comenzado hace más de un año con el ex canciller Gerardo Werthein y sufrieron un volantazo cuando en abril de 2025 el presidente Donald Trump decidió lanzar la bomba de los aranceles recíprocos a todo el mundo.

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Entonces, “Argentina ganó tiempo”, dijo a Clarín una fuente que participó de las conversaciones. “Hay que retrotraerse a diciembre del 24, cuando ganó Trump”. Ahí el presidente Javier Milei dio la orden de firmar un acuerdo de libre comercio y Werthein había iniciado el camino. Pero a partir del “Día de la Liberación” el 2 de abril del año pasado, hubo un cambio de planes: había que negociar un acuerdo bilateral para intentar bajar el 10% de impuestos que Trump había agregado al país, más el 25 y hasta el 50% al acero y aluminio.

“Ya estábamos encaminados. Entonces, el primer país del mundo que Estados Unidos llama a sentarse es a la Argentina”. De hecho, Werthein fue a los despachos del USTR al día siguiente. Y comenzó lo que, después de meses y meses de trabajo técnico, el canciller Pablo Quirno firmó este jueves con Greer: el Acuerdo de Comercio e Inversión Recíproca con Estados Unidos.

En el salón VIP había una mesa grande donde se ubicaron todos los funcionarios y luego llegó Greer. El clima era festivo y ya estaba todo acordado así que solo faltaba la firma del documento, de tapas azules, que estaba en una pequeña mesita aparte, con las banderas de ambos países detrás. Quirno y Greer estamparon su rúbrica y luego de las fotos de rigor hubo regalos mutuos: el argentino entregó un libro con fotos gauchescas y el estadounidense una vasija de cerámica nativa.

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“Esto es un testimonio de lo que es la relación de Argentina con Estados Unidos”, dijo Greer.

No hubo café, menos champagne, apenas agua. La delegación argentina, que incluía al jefe negociador Luis Krekcler, el embajador Alec Oxenford, el subsecretario de Mercados Agroalimentarios Agustín Tejada, el jefe de misión adjunto Juan Cortelletti y otros funcionarios, celebró sin demasiadas estridencias, pero todos respiraron aliviados por haber culminado el proceso. Otros funcionarios también habían estado involucrados como el secretario de Coordinación Productiva Pablo Lavigne y Alejandro Cacace, secretario de Desregulación.

El 13 de noviembre se había aprobado un acuerdo “marco” pero faltaban afilar los detalles, las cuestiones técnicas y legales pero el día al fin había llegado. “En estas cosas nunca te podés confiar hasta que terminaste”, señalaron desde la comitiva oficial.

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La foto de Pablo Quirno tras firmar el acuerdo de comercio e inversiones.

“Esto sucede por la relación Argentina-Estados Unidos, por la relación Milei y Trump”, dijeron desde la delegación oficial, y creen que puede servir como ejemplo para otros países de la región. Así lo expresó Greer en un comunicado: “La creciente colaboración entre el presidente Trump y el presidente Milei sirve como modelo de cómo los países de América, desde Alaska hasta Tierra del Fuego, pueden avanzar en nuestras ambiciones compartidas y salvaguardar nuestra seguridad económica y nacional”.

Para el Gobierno, este documento, más la ayuda millonaria del Tesoro, más otros acuerdos como el de minerales críticos firmado el miércoles en Washington, significan una “autopista” donde las empresas estadounidenses se sienten cómodas para invertir.

El canciller Quirno mostró el principio y el final del acuerdo que firmó Argentina con Estados Unidos. Foto X

Entre varios puntos, el acuerdo de 37 páginas y anexos contempla la eliminación de los aranceles recíprocos para 1.675 productos argentinos en distintos sectores y señala que el gobierno estadounidense «concederá una ampliación sin precedentes a 100.000 toneladas para el acceso preferencial de la carne bovina a su mercado».

Las fuentes destacan el aumento de la cuota como un claro beneficio para Argentina. “Es muy importante porque es algo que también a ellos les cuesta”, porque es una medida que disgusta a los granjeros estadounidenses.

Por otro lado, los argentinos no consiguieron que el documento incluyera una rebaja de los aranceles al acero y al aluminio, un tema que será tratado más adelante y quizás se resuelva con la implantación de cuotas, como sucedió en el pasado. “Como están negociando al mismo tiempo con varios países, ellos dicen que si benefician a la Argentina, el resto también van a reclamar”, explica la fuente.

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Milei avanza en una estrategia de acercamiento directo a Trump. Foto: Reuters

Desde una mirada más microscópica, Ignacio Albe, Director Asistente para Argentina en el Atlantic Council y experto en el comercio bilateral, señala que el acuerdo “puede entenderse más como una hoja de ruta en la integración entre los dos países que como un simple acuerdo comercial” y destaca el logro de la expansión de la cuota de importación de carne vacuna argentina.

Sin embargo, resalta además otros puntos que no son tan evidentes como “el compromiso argentino de eliminar trabas administrativas (como tasas estadísticas y otros procesos) y, lo más importante, reconocer las normas técnicas de EE.UU. (como las de la FDA). No solo significa que consumidores argentinos de esos bienes van a poder consumirlos a menor precio, sino que en términos más generales Argentina se integra cada vez más en la cadena de valor de EE.UU., permitiendo que un medicamento o una pieza de maquinaria llegue al mercado con la menor cantidad de fricciones posibles”.

Además, “Argentina, como importadora, es altamente complementaria con Estados Unidos (la canasta de importaciones argentina es muy similar a la canasta de exportación americana). Todo esto apunta a que la implementación de este acuerdo puede tener beneficios tangibles”.

El presidente Milei esperaba firmar personalmente el documento con Trump, pero el jefe de la Casa Blanca decidió bajar el tono por críticas internas que han surgido de productores agropecuarios y desde el Congreso. La rúbrica sucedió luego de que El Salvador y Guatemala firmaran sus respectivos pactos días atrás.

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Quienes siguieron de cerca el proceso resaltan que, a diferencia de los acuerdos con esos países centroamericanos, el de Argentina no es solo un documento de comercio sino también de inversión. Estas iniciativas, resaltan, significa “una plataforma que hoy no tiene ningún país de Sudamérica, que es testimonio de la relación privilegiada generada entre los presidentes Milei y Trump”.

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