democratic transfer of power. on friday, general abdourahamanay t chiani, who also goes by 0mar t chiani appeared on state television, announcing himself as the country s new ruler. he urged the population to remain calm. have a listen. translation: the action of the sea nsb has motivated by this old desire to conserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous deterioration of the continuous deterioration of the security situation of our country. the foreign authorities have failed to give authorities have failed to give a real solution to the crisis and have provided poor economic and have provided poor economic and social governance. us secretary of state antony blinken spoke to niger s president bazoum in a phone call, saying the us would work to ensure the full restoration of constitutional order, and offering him, quote, unflagging us support. earlier, white house national security spokesman john kirby had this