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Mujica—'World's Poorest President' Has One Word for Trump

  • Mujica has become a source of inspiration, and sometimes of laughter, for Latin Americans.

    Mujica has become a source of inspiration, and sometimes of laughter, for Latin Americans. | Photo: EFE

Published 9 November 2016
Opinion

Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica's one word is not what you think.

Former president of Uruguay, the leftist Jose "Pepe" Mujica said Wednesday that after the election of Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States, he only had one word: "Help!"

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"I will only say one word, one, and with that I sum it all up, help!," said Mujica in a radio interview, during his trip to Italy.

Asked if he was surprised by the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, the current senator responded that "bad news is always surprising."

Weeks ago, Mujica had said he was not afraid of Trump, saying he "will pass, but those people who are with him, are going to stay."

He also said that Trump's image "is so grotesque that one feels a tender affinity" for Hillary Clinton.

During the election, Mujica said "if Trump wins, well ... I don't know, because there is still no direct line to escape to Mars."

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Mujica served as president of Uruguay from 2010 until 2015, and was called by his followers "the world's poorest president."

Trump won more than the 270 electoral votes needed to become the next U.S. president, beating Democratic Party candidate and former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton.

After the election results, current Uruguayan President Vazquez said that he "had to respect the decision" of the people of the U.S., and that the government will publish a statement acknowledging Trump's triumph when results are official.

"It seems to me that there is a very important global change, the anti-globalization, anti-free market, and anti-immigration movements are very strong," said Vazquez.

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