Perhaps They Couldn't See The Wood For The (Rubber) Trees.

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-hails-big-win-for-ally-milei-in-argentinas-midterm-elections-13458679

They've clearly looked at the US response to the rise of Perón yet seem to have missed the main lesson.

Hint; 

Reagan replaced Carter who was President during the implosion of all these bonkers Conservative Catholic populist regimes.

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-raises-tariffs-on-canada-by-10-in-response-to-reagan-advert-13457860