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Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Saturday, April 11, 2026

A record 35 candidates are vying for the presidency in Peru on Sunday. Only one, however, pitched himself as the most pro-Donald Trump option. Rafael Lopez Aliaga, a chubby-cheeked business magnate and former mayor who goes by the nickname "Porky", had been the race's frontrunner since August. He ran a far-right campaign, expressing support for the United States bombing of alleged drug-smuggling boats and proposing that the US military intervene in Peru to capture gang leaders.

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Lopez Aliaga even bragged about his ties to the Trump administration. He claimed that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio invited him to Trump's inauguration last year, and in October, he organised a memorial for Charlie Kirk, despite only learning about the Trump-aligned activist after his assassination.

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