"I'm in charge here."
"Oh, fuck, you are? Let me check my chain of command- damn. Yep, says right here. I'll go back to my barracks now and wait to be arrested."
Peak noncredibility, I love how weird the world is some days.
"Im sorry but we aren't accepting applications for the position of President at this time."
"Oh, okay. Can I leave my resume?"
"No."
"Oh. Okay."
Giving me Prigozhin vibes
I still have no idea what actually happened in that. I was convinced he was acting the whole thing out at Putin's request, but then he was killed a week later. IMO, that was the weirdest news story ever.
This was almost certainly staged by the president to boost his popularity
Same thought crossed my mind but what bothers me the most was that Zuniga's neck gaiter makes it look like he has no neck, from that angle. It makes him look like his face is retracting, like a turtle. Why would he lose his job and look like a limp turtle's noodle, just to help out President Arce?
what did just happen
Arce confronted the general commander of the Army — Juan José Zúñiga, who appeared to be leading the rebellion — in the palace hallway, as shown on video on Bolivian television. “I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination,” Arce said.
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/26/nx-s1-5020668/bolivia-coup-attempt
