it’s funny. he says this because he was forced to get his lithium somewhere else after evo blocked lithium to tesla, stating bolivia’s lithium belongs to bolivia’s people 

and then the coup. which he has said he made happen, happened and the coup regime’s jeanine àñez has been open about wanting to cooperate with elon and tesla on another lithium deal

tesla also currently gets its lithium from ganfeng Lithium co ltd, which in turn gets its lithium from bolivia (as well as argentina and chile)

so presenting it as though he only gets lithium from australia and is only interested in the wellbeing of bolivia or trolling about coups is an outright lie or perversion of the truth [a lie]