I'm John Bassel. Professor Aben Ellis at the U.S. Army Work College, the day after the day after Latin America and Donald Trump's re-election, 74, 75 days until the inauguration and the Trump White House.

We begin with what is to be done about Bolivia. These are stories, tales,

yarns, rumors. Evo Morales says that he was attacked and the tire shot out in his automobile.

He was in Bolivia when this happened within these last days.

The president of the country Arce, who at one time was a protege of Eva Morales,

some weeks ago, said that he was the target of a coup attempt by a general

who theretofore had been seen as very loyal and close to Arcei.

Both these stories are said by independent observers, not me, to be constructed,

falsified, seeking attention because the contest is about the presidency.

Professor Evo Morales fled Bolivia when he was accused of concocting an election.

Why would he want to come back? Can he come back? Is Arce ready to contest him at the ballot box?

What are we looking at here in Bolivia? Well, great question, John. First of all, I think it's

important to clarify that neither Avomoralis nor Luis Arcei are friends of the United States. The question is styles and grades. And, you know, frankly, there is a civil war between them that's getting worse and worse for control of the leftist Populist Party, the Moss. RSI as as president previously, Morales is understudy.

Morales himself as the Coquolero leader trying to rally his followers.

But unfortunately, what I would call the right or the center right in Bolivia with elections

coming up in 2025, really have not presented a unified front that is an alternative

to either one of those two in the divided moss. But as you also pointed out, one of the other

problems is that because of the neglect of the cash cow oil sector in Bolivia, the natural gas

production, that production has begun to decline. Bolivia isn't even

exporting gas to Argentina and Brazil, its neighbors anymore, which was usually its big currency

earning source. And so what's happened is as the gas exports have run out, the dollar earnings

have come down, which has meant there's been a shortage of dollars,

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