- 12 Nov 2019 04:39
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I saw this earlier today and it brought a little smile, but I'm surprised nobody has brought it up here. Morales was the socialist leader of Bolivia.
Evo Morales Finally Went Too Far for Bolivia
You can bet your last dollar that this is what the Democrats hope to achieve with their impeachment show, except it's not going to work because Trump really is popular with his base.
Evo Morales leaves Bolivia to take asylum in Mexico
Not just losing power, but getting run out of town too.
The Latest: Morales says he's leaving Bolivia for Mexico
Interesting. I wonder if this is something they will try after Trump wins in 2020. It wouldn't surprise me if they try to get military officer to ask him to resign this week.
At any rate, in the bigger picture it is another socialist who has fallen.
Evo Morales Finally Went Too Far for Bolivia
Yascha Mounk wrote:Like many populists on both the left and the right, Morales claimed to wield power in the name of the people. But after weeks of mass protests in La Paz and other Bolivian cities, and the rapid crumbling of his support both within law enforcement and his own political party, it was his loss of legitimacy among the majority of his own countrymen that forced Morales to resign yesterday.
You can bet your last dollar that this is what the Democrats hope to achieve with their impeachment show, except it's not going to work because Trump really is popular with his base.
Evo Morales leaves Bolivia to take asylum in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Bolivia’s former president, Evo Morales, is flying to Mexico, where he has been granted asylum, Mexico’s top diplomat said on Monday night, as unrest shook the South American nation.
Not just losing power, but getting run out of town too.
The Latest: Morales says he's leaving Bolivia for Mexico
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising concerns about the Bolivian military's involvement in the resignation of President Evo Morales.
Morales resigned Sunday after Bolivia's military chief called on him to quit after weeks of protests over his disputed victory in the Oct. 20 presidential election. The general spoke a few hours after the release of an Organization of American States audit that reported irregularities in the vote count.
Interesting. I wonder if this is something they will try after Trump wins in 2020. It wouldn't surprise me if they try to get military officer to ask him to resign this week.
At any rate, in the bigger picture it is another socialist who has fallen.
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