“Ever since my administration nationalized hydrocarbons in 2006], transnationals were excluded from the extractive processes. They could only participate in the industrial phases. Natural resources like lithium and hydrocarbons belong to the Bolivian people and are managed by the state. When we began adding value to lithium, the coup d’état occurred—driven by those wanting control over our lithium.”

“And you know what Elon Musk said? “We’ll carry out a coup wherever we want.” That’s his mindset, even as people resist. It’s been claimed that he financed the coup, with support from Donald Trump.”

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