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Trump’s supporters are expanding their reach globally by hosting international conferences like CPAC, where they showcase right-wing politicians and gather ideas to bring back to the United States.
Written by Ken Bensinger and Lucía Cholakian Herrera.
Ken Bensinger and Lucía Cholakian Herrera provided information from Buenos Aires.
Alejo de Gennaro looked like someone who could easily belong to a Trump rally from far away. He had on a MAGA hat and appeared happy while listening to various speakers criticize socialists and denounce wokeness.
However, the message on Mr. Gennaro’s hat indicated an important difference: "Let’s Make Argentina Great Again." He was a 23-year-old marketing consultant, and he was inside the Buenos Aires Hilton, which was over 4,000 miles away from the country that had recently chosen Donald J. Trump as its leader.
He and around 2,000 other people were attracted to the hotel conference room for the Conservative Political Action Conference, a well-known event in the United States that gives a platform to leaders of the conservative movement.
Building on the success of right-wing movements around the world, CPAC has expanded its reach internationally, bringing together conservative parties and leaders in various countries. In the past few years, CPAC has organized conferences in Brazil, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, and most recently, Argentina. Speakers at the Argentina event included Javier Milei, the libertarian president known for cutting budgets, and Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of the incoming American president and co-chair of the Republican National Committee.
Ms. Trump said to the audience that they are reclaiming their countries.
The most recent version of CPAC is aiming to establish a political import-export operation, spreading Trumpian politics worldwide and searching for ideas and leaders who share similar beliefs to promote back in the US.
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