I loved it.” Although Milei keeps Di Tella’s chainsaw in his office, the artist says he has never actually met the libertarian nor asked for a meeting in exchange for the hardware.

Milei is the man behind the chainsaw waved effusively onstage by Musk, in perhaps the most memorable single moment at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, held in ...

Argentina’s President Javier Milei, who made the aggressive chainsaw meme a central campaign symbol in 2023, speaks not in subtle fugues but in fortissimo.

Valid point. Milei gave me the chainsaw backstage and I ran with it, but, in retrospect, it lacked empathy. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 1, 2025 ...

April 03, 2025 In an image shared around the world, Elon Musk is seen grunting while waving a chainsaw over his head at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington in February.

Elon Musk waved a chainsaw around at CPAC in February.Nathan Howard/REUTERS Elon Musk said that wielding a chainsaw at CPAC "lacked empathy." "Milei gave me the chainsaw backstage and I ran with ...

Javier Milei holds a chainsaw, reading "Long live freedom, damn it." Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images By Patrick Gillespie April 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM PDT Save ...

Argentina's President Javier Milei waves to the crowd before speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Saturday, Feb. 22 ...

Argentina's President Javier Milei waves to the crowd before speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Saturday, Feb. 22 ...