# Lawmaker Accuses Milei of Interfering in US Elections

> Argentine president endorses Florida Republican amid US election criticism.
- Title: Lawmaker Accuses Milei of Interfering in US Elections
- Summary: Argentine president endorses Florida Republican amid US election criticism. New York Democrat Gregory Meeks accused Argentine President Javier Milei of…
- Keywords: javier milei, maría elvira salazar, gregory meeks, us midterm elections, argentina, florida congressional district, news, politics, world, Lawmaker, Accuses, Milei
- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/world/lawmaker-accuses-milei-of-interfering-in-us-midterm-elections.phtml
- Published: 2026-10-21T18:58:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: javier milei, maría elvira salazar, gregory meeks, us midterm elections, argentina, florida congressional district, news, politics, world
## New York Democrat Gregory Meeks
New York Democrat Gregory Meeks criticized Argentine President Javier Milei for endorsing Florida Republican María Elvira Salazar.

> President Milei’s endorsement is an inappropriate intrusion into our democracy
## Milei Endorses Salazar
President Milei publicly endorsed Florida Republican María Elvira Salazar for re-election in Miami.

> We need leaders in Washington who understand Latin America
## Salazar's Response
Florida Republican María Elvira Salazar called Meeks’s criticism a source of pride and linked it to ideological differences.

> The criticism of Milei followed objections raised days earlier by Democratic politicians
## Key takeaway

New York Democrat Gregory Meeks accused Argentine President Javier Milei of inappropriate electoral interference by endorsing Florida Republican María Elvira Salazar.