Bukele Arrives in the U.S. as More Gang Members Are Deported to El Salvador

El Salvador has been a United States ally since 1863, when it became “first Central American country to implement a regional free trade agreement with the U.S.” In recent months, we’ve strengthened that relationship, and that small Latin American country has become one of our most important relationships, which has been made evident by the fact that Donald Trump has invited Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele to the White House. The two men will sit down together on Monday. 

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For what it’s worth, Joe Biden reportedly had the opportunity to meet with Bukele in 2021, but he turned it down because he was afraid it would be seen as a “sign of support.” At the time, NBC reported, “Bukele was quick to embrace

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