Overview
- Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia attended a homage to Charlie Kirk at Mar-a-Lago and posted photos thanking Félix Lasarte, an adviser linked to the U.S. presidential Intelligence Commission.
- Multiple outlets report that a White House meeting with President Donald Trump was suggested during Tapia’s conversation with Lasarte, though no meeting has been confirmed.
- The trip followed Milei’s decision to cancel his U.S. visit for the World Cup draw, and the political standoff sharpened this week as Milei publicly cheered Estudiantes after the club’s dispute with AFA sanctions.
- Tapia faces mounting scrutiny over alleged ties to financier Ariel Vallejo and entities cited in money‑laundering probes, alongside a complaint from the Coalición Cívica warning of conflicts of interest in AFA’s disciplinary bodies.
- Clarín reports Tapia traveled on a Baires Fly Gulfstream G400 at an estimated cost of about $500,000, with the charter firm named in a separate case involving falsified invoices tied to a public disability agency.