SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared U.S. support Tuesday for Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz,

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 Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared U.S. support Tuesday for Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz, a key Trump ally who took office in November after Evo Morales was barred from running, adding that Washington “will not allow criminals and drug traffickers to overthrow democratically elected leaders in our hemisphere.”

The statement came as mass protests and road blockades by labor unions and indigenous groups rock the country, with protesters demanding Paz’s ouster for enacting neoliberal policy measures, including slashing long-standing government fuel subsidies, which caused gasoline and diesel prices to more than double overnight.

Morales, who governed Bolivia from 2006 to 2019 and oversaw the country’s longest period of economic growth and poverty reduction in modern history, remains the country’s most popular political figure, particularly among Indigenous and working-class communities.

Rubio’s description of the opposition as “criminals and drug traffickers” echoes language the Trump administration has deployed across Latin America to back right-wing governments against popular movements — most recently labeling Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s government as “narco-terrorists” during a tariff standoff in 2025, and using drug trafficking allegations to justify military intervention in Venezuela.

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 Former Bolivian President Evo Morales and his supporters have issued a 90-day ultimatum to the government of President Rodrigo Paz, demanding new elections or the resignation of the Paz government while warning of coordinated escalations if their demands are ignored, according x.com/geopolwonk/sta…