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Washington on Thursday threw its support behind embattled Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, offering emergency assistance while warning against attempts to topple the government.Paz is facing paralyzing country-wide protests and calls for his resignation.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.In a phone call late Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured Paz that Washington was “ramping up emergency assistance and logistics operations support” to help Bolivians dealing with “acute food and medical shortages” due to roadblocks, according to a State Department spokesman.Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denounced “attempts to overthrow the legitimate government” of center-right Paz.“The United States is watching,” Hegseth wrote on X. He pledged continued support for Paz “to ensure that narco-terrorists are deterred from profiting on death and destruction in our hemisphere.”Paz, a pro-business conservative, entered office a
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