Billionaire Elon Musk began his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference brandishing a chainsaw that was gifted to him by Argentine President Javier Milei. The chainsaw was used by the Argentine leader during campaign to symbolize his proposals to shred the bloated state. Milei came on stage to pass the power tool onto Musk. The red chainsaw swung by Musk was engraved with Milei's slogan "Viva la libertad, carajo," which is Spanish for "Long live liberty, damn it."