Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Calling for an 'End to Violence,' Bernie Sanders Becomes First 2020 Democratic Presidential Contender to Criticize Bolivian Coup


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to the media
after the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate
on June 27, 2019 in Miami. (Photo: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

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"I am very concerned about what appears to be a coup in Bolivia, where the military, after weeks of political unrest, intervened to remove President Evo Morales."

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday became the first 2020 Democratic presidential 

candidate to speak out against Sunday's military coup in Bolivia which saw that 

country's President Evo Morales forced to resign before going into hiding.


"I am very concerned about what appears to be a coup in Bolivia, where the military,

 after weeks of political unrest, intervened to remove President Evo Morales," Sanders 

tweeted. "The U.S. must call for an end to violence and support Bolivia's democratic 

institutions."


The Vermont senator's comments came after a day of mounting pressure to speak out 

from his left-wing grassroots movement. Earlier Monday, as Common Dreams

reported, Sanders supporter Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) condemned the 

coup in no uncertain terms."The people of Bolivia deserve free, fair, and peaceful 

elections," said Ocasio-Cortez, "not violent seizures of power." Sanders' expression of

support for Morales was welcomed by supporters."By far the biggest difference

between Bernie and the rest of the Democratic candidates is how well versed he is in

and how much he cares about the type of international left issues that, say, The Nation

writes a lot about," said reporter Matthew Zeitlin.Earlier Monday, Sanders released a 

new plan to help veterans; held a town hall with veterans in Des Moines, Iowa 

and published at Jewish Currents an essay on combatting anti-Semitism.
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