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US, Shield of the Americas condemn ‘ongoing efforts’ to overthrow Bolivia’s elected president amid unrest

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The United States, along with the other countries that make up the Shield of the Americas, condemned the «ongoing efforts» in Bolivia to «overthrow the legitimately and overwhelmingly elected» government of President Rodrigo Paz on Friday.
«The member countries of Shield of the Americas denounce ongoing efforts to overthrow the legitimately and overwhelmingly elected government of President Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia,» the statement read. «We stand with Paz’s democratic government as it fights back against attempts to drag Bolivia backwards through cynical efforts to prevent the delivery of food, medicine and other vital supplies to the Bolivian people through fake road blockades.»
The statement added that «Mob rule cannot replace the decision that a majority of Bolivians made at the ballot box to turn the page on two decades of corrupt governments.»
It also said that anyone who is funding protests with «dirty money» from drug trafficking and transnational crime «should be held accountable. Those who have legitimate grievances should take advantage of the government’s willingness to dialogue, and denounce those who would abuse their causes to regain power.»
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Demonstrators march in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 20, 2026, rallying against road blockades and pressure tactics used by protesters demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz amid the country’s economic and fuel crisis. (Claudia Morales/Reuters)
The State Department made the joint statement along with Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The statement comes as Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, has been rocked by weeks of social unrest as mass protests have blocked streets in major cities amid economic inflation and rising fuel prices.
Bolivian Defense Minister Marcelo Salinas resigned Tuesday.
Upon taking office, Paz supported a land reform bill to boost agribusiness that Indigenous farmers said put them at risk of eviction. He further scrapped fuel subsidies, sending prices surging by nearly 90%. Motorists complained that the gasoline was contaminated and ruined their cars.
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The Trump administration has said drug traffickers are responsible for inciting the mass unrest.
Meanwhile, former President Evo Morales of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party, the country’s first Indigenous president who ruled for an unprecedented 14 years, is calling for early elections. «Paz only has two paths left: a suicidal decision like militarization or … an election in the next 90 days,» he wrote on X.

Police officers fired tear gas at community members who seized the Humberto Suarez oil facility during protests calling for President Rodrigo Paz’s resignation in Santa Rosa del Sara, Bolivia, on June 3, 2026. The protests have caused fuel and food shortages. (Ipa Ibanez/Reuters)
For almost two years now, Morales has been hiding out in Bolivia’s central coca-growing Chapare region, evading an arrest warrant on human trafficking charges relating to allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl. He rejects the allegations as politically motivated.
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Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz delivers a speech in La Paz on June 3, 2026, after naming Ernesto Justiniano as defense minister following the resignation of Marcelo Salinas amid protests. (Claudia Morales/Reuters)
On Thursday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on X, that the War Department and the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C), a recently established multinational military and political alliance, reject all attempts to overthrow the government of Rodrigo Paz Pereira six months into his term.

Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales greets a member of the country’s anti-drugs forces in Santa Cruz province near the Paraguay border on March 28, 2009. T (Stringer/Reuters)
«The United States is watching. Bolivia must not allow itself to fall prey to the old status quo of narco-terrorist dominance in the region,» Hegseth wrote. «We will continue to support our A3C partners like Bolivia to ensure that narco-terrorists are deterred from profiting on death and destruction in our hemisphere.»
Fox News’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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Socialism vs capitalism: House Dems clash over what NY election results mean for party

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House Democrats offered sharply different takes Wednesday after a surge in socialism proved victorious in the Democratic Party when three far-left candidates swept the floor in key races in New York’s primary elections.
The new wave of socialist candidates, who were backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, beat out moderate Democrats in Tuesday night’s race has fueled mixed reactions from lawmakers over whether these new ideals will be at the center of the entire Democratic Party.
«It’s sort of dismissed as a fluke or an outlier, but whenever more moderate Democrats win, people say that that’s a blueprint for Democrats to continue winning,» Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said when asked about what the streak of progressive wins means for the Democratic Party.
She continued, «So people should take heed.»
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley listens during a news conference near the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Other Democrats quickly distanced themselves from the far-left movement, or at least the socialist identity.
«I’m a capitalist, not a socialist,» Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital. «And I believe in safety, not lawlessness. And I’m proud of America. I’m not ashamed of America.»
Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., struck a similar note.
«Now for me, you know, I believe in capitalism, so I’m not a socialist,» Meeks said. «So I don’t know whether that’s an issue or not.»
The debate comes as New York City’s socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani dominated in the primaries as he endorsed three candidates — Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez — who won their key races by promoting the same socialist agenda Mamdani has in their campaigns.
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Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King’s Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of next week’s primary, and the start of early voting on Saturday, as the pair campaigned for Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, who are challenging incumbents in Democratic primary contests. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Some Democrats attribute the trend of far-left progressive voting to only being popular in a place like New York.
«I think what happens in New York City is sort of just what happens in New York City,» Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-N.Y. said. «I don’t think it’s necessarily an indication of anything outside New York City. Their politics is somewhat unique.»
Progressive Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., agreed with Pressley that the election results in New York indicate a larger movement within their party.
«Fabulous energy, momentum, giant repudiation of special interests, including the impact of others,» Jayapal said when asked how she feels about the election results.
She continued, «And real energy for us to continue to turn out young people and make sure that we’re getting everyone voting and committed to a government that actually works for working people.
The divide shows a broader ongoing debate within the Democratic Party over whether far-left ideology will take over as the blueprint for the party, and whether these progressive campaigns can be a legitimate roadmap to national success for the party.
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-N.Y., emerged on opposite sides of the debate over whether New York’s progressive primary victories should shape the Democratic Party’s future. (Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Suozzi used economic concerns as an example of needing to find some middle ground between extremes in both parties — calling for people to focus on solutions to better the lives of Americans rather than working to dismantle entire systems.
«They’re saying ‘the whole system sucks, let’s tear it down,’» Suozzi said. «I don’t believe that’s the right answer. I believe that we, those of us that disagree with the DSA and those of us who disagree with MAGA, have to do a better job of saying, ‘Yes, you have reasons to have economic insecurity. We understand that.’»
«We have to do a better job of understanding, saying that we understand what people are going through and proposing solutions that will make their lives better,» he said.
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Pressley argued Democrats should embrace the momentum she believes the New York results represent, saying voters want leaders willing to aggressively pursue their agenda.
«What the American people want to see right now and going forward is that we know how to be the fighters in the room and that when we have the power, we’re not afraid to use it,» Pressley said.
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Cómo reaccionará el chavismo a la crisis humanitaria por el doble terremoto: entre la apertura política y la presión de Trump

La tragedia humanitaria que golpea a Venezuela, cuyas secuelas sociales y económicas se extenderán durante largo tiempo, dejan al gobierno de Delcy Rodríguez en la disyuntiva de avanzar hacia una apertura política o postergar el inicio de un proceso electoral bajo una ambigüa presión de Donald Trump.
La economía, el principal trofeo del presidente estadounidense, volverá a resentirse justo cuando distintos indicadores mostraban una recuperación incipiente. Washington, con la lógica del presidente devenido en una especie de “virrey” en Caracas, no se mostraba tan apurado en presionar al chavismo en materia política.
Lo que importa es la billetera.
La situación es compleja. Hoy los venezolanos están enfocados en las tareas de rescate y búsqueda de sobrevivientes en medio de una catástrofe causada por dos poderosos terremotos de 7,5 y 7,2 grados que sacudieron el país con una cifra aún no precisada de víctimas.
Pero la oposición, además de sus llamados a la solidaridad, quiere diálogo y mucho más en una situación de emergencia nacional como la que atraviesa el país. La pregunta es ¿qué hará ahora el chavismo en esta terrible coyuntura? y, por supuesto, ¿cómo responderá Trump?
¿Qué hará el chavismo?
El titular de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, hermano de la presidenta interina, recibió en los últimos días en su despacho a la opositora Dinorah Figuera, bajo “mediación” (o más bien presión) del Departamento de Estado estadounidense. Fue un tímido primer paso de diálogo político.
Figuera, a quien un sector de la oposición reconoce como presidenta del Parlamento elegido en 2015, es una figura más moderada y “potable” a los ojos del chavismo que la enemiga pública número uno, María Corina Machado. La líder opositora venezolana Maria Corina Machado (Foto: REUTERS/Enea Lebrun)
“Estamos en un juego de suma cero. Machado se sienta a hablar con los (dirigentes) cercanos y el gobierno se sienta con los que le son afines” dentro de Venezuela, dijo a TN el analista venezolano Andrés Cañizalez, investigador de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello de Caracas.
Trump no presiona a Delcy Rodríguez por una apertura política, pero le marca el territorio. Figuera fue precisamente uno de esos hitos que señalan la frontera entre la política y la billetera. Al presidente republicano le interesan más los negocios que una apertura democrática. El chavismo cumple todos sus “pedidos”, aprueba leyes a la medida de Washington y garantiza su supervivencia. Gana tiempo.
Ahora, más allá de los discursos de unidad ante la emergencia nacional, el chavismo está ante una situación que puede presentarle serios desafíos sociales. La disyuntiva es cerrarse o abrirse.
“El gobierno va a aprovechar esto como una excusa para no hablar del tema elecciones. Le viene como anillo al dedo porque tiene que hacerle frente a la reconstrucción. La cuestión electoral se pateará para adelante, para dentro de un año o año y medio”, afirmó Cañizalez.
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Para el analista, Trump tiene una agenda muy centrada en la economía.
“Esa agenda también sufrirá un quiebre con esta tragedia. Estaban proyectando un crecimiento de nivel alto en la economía. Ahora se van a pausar estas etapas previstas por Washington”, dijo.
Pero la situación social puede ser el gran disparador que ponga en serios aprietos al chavismo.
“Aunque no hay tantas protestas, la catástrofe puede exacerbar el malestar social porque probablemente mucha de la ayuda humanitaria no va a llegar a destino, no va a haber una atención adecuada a las víctimas y la gente se va a quedar largo tiempo sin casa. Esa es la historia de Venezuela, no es la historia del chavismo”, indicó.
Ese malestar es evidente en la calle. Un sondeo reciente de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello reveló que casi siete de cada diez venezolanos tienen una opinión negativa del gobierno y nueve de cada diez quieren un cambio.
“La crisis social va a aumentar y puede alimentar un caldo muy negativo para quienes gobiernan”, apuntó. Caracas busca a sobrevivientes de los dos terremotos que golpearon la capital (Foto: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)
La oposición pide diálogo
Desde la oposición en el terreno, el pedido de apertura sigue vigente.
Agustín Berríos, presidente del opositor Partido de la Reconciliación Nacional, dijo a TN que ahora es momento de “mostrar espíritu de unidad” nacional.
“Ahora estamos buscando y rescatando a miles de desaparecidos. Y si actuamos con ese espíritu, cuando pase la emergencia y se retome la normalidad, será el momento del diálogo político. La mesa va a estar servida para que el diálogo de frutos”, aseguró.
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La excandidata presidencial opositora Corina Yoris dijo a TN que el gobierno debería dejar de lado su posición intransigente y mostrar signos de apertura en medio de la tragedia.
Según afirmó, la mejor muestra de apertura es dejar libres a todos los presos políticos.
“Ellos (los funcionarios del gobierno) son los que tienen que dar el primer paso y abrir el camino para que el pais se encamine a una vida de estado de derecho que es fundamental. Además, es indispensable hablar de la justicia. Eso es imperativo”, concluyó.
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