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@USAmbCL @Senado_Chile @Camara_cl @RojoEdwards Great news!

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@Gil_Artzyeli Mr. Ambassador. How do you see the relations between Israel and Chile moving forward? Thank you.

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@nytimes An extremely efficient process that highlights why Chile is superior to others in the region.

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@WHAAsstSecty @joseantoniokast It is time to bring back the Monroe Doctrine. Chile is a great ally with a stable democracy.

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@PDemocratasCL @ximerincon Todo por Chile.

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@RogerJStoneJr @joseantoniokast Bring back the Monroe Doctrine!

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@SecRubio @joseantoniokast Chile is a strategic ally of the United States. It is in the best interest of the U.S to prioritize the Monroe Doctrine.

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@RepMariaSalazar @joseantoniokast Time to move ahead.

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@ParisiPDG Todo por Chile

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Chile has a new president, @joseantoniokast. What are your thoughts @elonmusk?

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Chile es un país digno de admiración.

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@JMilei What's going to happen now?

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@GabrielBoric It is clear.

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The question now:
Kast gets sworn in March 2026.
He'll have a right-wing Congress (first time since 1990).
Will he actually govern or will reality check his promises?
Building border walls in the Atacama Desert isn't easy.
Deporting hundreds of thousands isn't either.
What do you think happens in Year 1?

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José Antonio Kast just won Chile's presidency.
60% to 40% with 25% counted.
In 2021, he lost to leftist Boric by 10 points.
4 years later, he wins by 20 points.
This is the story of how fear changed everything: 🧵

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The regional pattern:
This isn't just Chile.
🇦🇷 Argentina: Milei (libertarian right) wins 2023
🇪🇨 Ecuador: Noboa (center-right) wins 2023
🇨🇱 Chile: Kast (far-right) wins 2025
Latin America's "pink tide" just crashed.
The pendulum swung left after 2019 protests.
Now it's swinging back—hard—on crime and migration fears.
Venezuela's watching nervously.

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The big question:
Is Trump bluffing to force Maduro out peacefully?
Or is he actually preparing to invade?
70% of Americans oppose military action in Venezuela. But Trump's never let polls stop him before.
December 14: Chile runoff December ??: Venezuela decision
What do you think happens?

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While everyone's focused on Chile's election, Trump just put an aircraft carrier off Venezuela's coast.And literally nobody is talking about what this means for Latin America.The USS Gerald R. Ford (world's largest carrier) + 15,000 troops in the Caribbean.Trump says he "may have discussions" with https://t.co/kZcDsnYWkg's what's actually happening: 🧵

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The timing is wild:
2019: Latin America swings left (Boric wins, protests everywhere) 2024: Maduro "steals" election, opposition claims victory 2025: Trump threatens invasion while:
Chile swings right over crime fears
Ecuador rejects US bases

Venezuela mobilizes civilians to "defend homeland"
The entire region is watching to see if the US actually does it.