Does Trump support democracy in Latin America? Critics say it depends who's in power
by Tracy Wilkinson and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
Jan 01, 2020
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - A president in Latin America skirts term limits to run for office again.
He wins, but allegations the election was rigged ignite mass street protests.
A team from the hemisphere's main diplomatic body - the Organization of American States - finds widespread fraud and recommends new elections.
That chain of events unfolded in recent years in both Honduras and Bolivia.
But when it came to the U.S. response in each place, the Trump administration appeared less concerned about fraud than another question: Was the leader in question friend or foe?
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo recently described its Latin America policy as "realism, restraint and
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