The government of President Donald Trump, through Secretary of State Marco Rubio, denounced this Wednesday an attempt to overthrow the Bolivian president, Rodrigo Paz, to whom it offered its full support and warned that it will not let him fall under any circumstances.
"Let no one be confused: the United States firmly supports the legitimate constitutional government of Bolivia. We will not allow criminals and drug traffickers to overthrow democratically elected leaders in our continent", declared the head of U.S. diplomacy on the social network X.
U.S. Undersecretary of State Christopher Landau had already spoken on the matter, but Marco Rubio's intervention demonstrates how important it is for the Trump administration to support and protect right-wing leaders in Latin America.
The Trump administration promised to defend Rodrigo Paz from the narcocommunist rebellion led by Evo Morales.
An attempt at destabilization under the shadow of foreign militias
The Paz government is under a subversive attack perpetrated by criminals loyal to former president Evo Morales and by Colombian narco-militias funded by President Gustavo Petro. The former Bolivian dictator is trying to evade justice after being accused of raping a minor.
The attempt to stage a coup against Paz began in the last two weeks when a coalition of indigenous groups and criminals aligned with Morales mobilized to demand the resignation of the current president, blocking major routes and isolating the administrative capital, La Paz, and causing a shortage of food, fuel, and medical supplies.
Erik Prince, founder of the private military company Blackwater, had already warned about the infiltration of armed Colombian groups in Bolivia under the command of Gustavo Petro. "Attention to all who respect the rule of law! Act immediately to prevent the violent takeover of the Government of Bolivia by an international cartel of narcocommunist terrorists, funded and led by the leader of the coca growers in Bolivia, Evo Morales."
"Morales stole hundreds of millions of dollars while he was president of Bolivia. He is a cocaine trafficker currently on trial for the sexual assault of a minor. Armed drug trafficking gangs and terrorists from Colombia, Chile, Cuba, and other countries have entered Bolivia, joining Morales's own militia of terrorists, and are taking over government buildings and even an airstrip built by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Morales's arch-enemy," added one of the world's most important military operators.
