WASHINGTON A group of progressive lawmakers that includes Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed the Trump administrations support for the right-wing leaders who have taken power in Bolivia following the ouster of socialist President Evo Morales , saying Friday that the White Houses dangerously misguided backing risks creating a full-blown humanitarian emergency in the South American nation.

We are troubled by statements from Administration officials, including President Trump, that welcome these developments in Bolivia that bear the hallmarks of a military coup dtat, the group of lawmakers said in a letter drafted by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), a progressive who has been outspoken on human rights issues in Latin America throughout his career in Congress.

The letter was sent to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday.

Morales, who was first elected in 2005, resigned on Nov. 10 amid pressure from Bolivias armed forces as protests erupted across Bolivia after a disputed October election, in which his opponents accused him of fraud . The Organization of American States, a regional body of governments from across the Americas, said in a preliminary audit that it had found serious irregularities in the election. Morales (who says he is the victim of a coup and has fled to Mexico), his supporters, and some independent groups have questioned the evidence behind the OAS findings.

Morales decision to seek a fourth term even after he initially lost a 2016 referendum asking Bolivians to alter constitutional term limits to allow him to do so and the fraud allegations sparked the protests that led to his resignation. But his departure came two months before his current term would have ended in January. And his ouster paved the way for the rise of right-wing figures including Jeanine ez, a conservative senator who declared herself interim president to power.