Guy Philippe, a former coup leader and police chief in Haiti, has recently demanded the resignation of Haiti's Prime Minister and expressed his desire to run for the presidency. After serving a six-year stretch in a U.S. prison for money laundering, Philippe aims to fill the power vacuum and end the gang war plaguing his country. He cites Nayib Bukele's approach in El Salvador as his model for tackling gang violence, stating, "He’s the godfather, the don." Some Haitians believe Philippe, with his background, could be well-suited to negotiate with gang leaders, even favoring him over another powerful gangster, Barbecue. Amidst Haiti's crisis, El Salvador's President Bukele has offered to assist in resolving the gang issues, paralleling his efforts in his own country. The situation in Haiti has deteriorated to the point where gangs have taken over the capital, leading to the evacuation of the U.S. embassy. Philippe, in a telephone interview, stated, "I’m not asking the U.S. to accept me, I’m asking the people of Haiti to accept me."
🚨 PRESIDENT OF EL SALVADOR OFFERS TO "FIX" HAITI The Haitian government has reportedly collapsed, and gangs have taken over the country after multiple massive jailbreaks released thousands of criminals back into the streets. However, fear not; President Bukele of El Salvador,… https://t.co/oB5kNjLuDJ https://t.co/EnWgU3g6Mm
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Haiti has completely collapsed, gangs have taken over the capitol, and the US has evacuated its embassy. Now El Salvador's Bukele has offered to fix things. https://t.co/8ogSnN3qoC https://t.co/czI3zCoz8Z
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“I’m not asking the U.S. to accept me,” Guy Philippe said in a telephone interview with the @WSJ “I’m asking the people of Haiti to accept me.” Philippe is a former cop and ex-con who has set his sights on taking power in Haiti. https://t.co/JZlz8bAWEV
Some Haitians say Guy Philippe, a former cop and ex-con who could take power in Haiti, could be well placed to negotiate with gang leaders. In fact, he’s favored over Barbecue, another powerful gangster who’s a threat in Haiti. https://t.co/JZlz8bAWEV
Former coup leader/police chief Guy Philippe, who helped #Haiti become a major Caribbean cocaine transit hub, says he can end the brutal gang violence overwhelming his country. His model? Nayib Bukele's #ElSalvador. “You have to send a clear message." https://t.co/HpqzjctsyQ
Guy Philippe, fresh from a six-year stretch in a U.S. prison after pleading guilty to a drug-related, money-laundering charge, again has his sights on Haiti’s presidential palace. https://t.co/JZlz8bAWEV
In 2004, Guy Philippe raced to Haiti’s presidential palace in Port-au-Prince at the head of a column of several hundred armed rebels intent on taking power from the collapsing government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He was stopped. Now he’s back. https://t.co/JZlz8bAWEV
Former coup leader Guy Philippe of Haiti insists on the resignation of the PM and seeks the presidency https://t.co/AO1ZK63Dzg https://t.co/DDGT3pUj80
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Former coup leader Guy Philippe spent six years in a U.S. prison for money laundering. Now he says he wants to be president of Haiti. https://t.co/C6wUXUXYyU https://t.co/C6wUXUXYyU
Fresh out of US prison, former #Haiti coup leader Guy Philippe tells @Jose_deCordoba he’s ready to fill power vacuum, end gang war. “He’s the godfather, the don. If anyone can do this, it’s Philippe” says former DEA agent who tracked him. https://t.co/HhF6xqpsOc
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