On the Bukele-Trump alliance - April 2026
El Salvador's president is running for reelection next year, hoping to win six more years while he still has popular support and an ally in the White House.
Several sources have told me that President Nayib Bukele was not pleased with the outcome of the CECOT deal with the Trump administration. His government expected gang members, but instead received many innocent Venezuelan migrants who had no criminal record or ties to Tren de Aragua. While Bukele has no problems detaining innocent Salvadorans, the high…
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