State Department Torpedoes Migration Talks with El Salvador
President Biden’s State Department derailed negotiations with El Salvador’s government on the migrant crisis by suggesting the country’s popular president is an authoritarian.
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‘Incentive Game’: Salvadoran President Says Migration Surge Bad For U.S., Worse for Latin American Nations
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele declared Monday that soaring migration levels are bad for the U.S. and even worse for Latin America.
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele Tells U.N. It Is Becoming ‘Irrelevant’
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to criticize the international body over its lack of leadership during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
El Salvador Places Gang Inmates in ‘Total Confinement’ in Response Spike in Killings
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele authorized the police to use “lethal force” against gang members on Sunday, accusing gangsters of taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to launch a deadly rampage against cops and law-abiding Salvadorans.
‘Health Thugs’: El Salvador’s Gangs Reportedly Enforcing Coronavirus Quarantine
Murderous street gangs in El Salvador, home to the notorious transnational criminal organization (TCO) Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), are reportedly using threats of violence to enforce compliance with the country’s lockdown measures, like social distancing, implemented to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Coronavirus-Free El Salvador Bans Entry of Foreigners as Disease Hits Central America
El Salvador this week become the first country in the Americas to ban all foreign entry in a bid to stem the spread of the novel Chinese coronavirus as the disease begins to plague Central America.
El Salvador: President Bukele Orders Military to Storm Congress to Help Pass Security Bill
The President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele ordered the military into the nation’s parliament on Sunday to demand that lawmakers pass legislation to secure a loan aimed at reducing the country’s shocking levels of gang violence.
Report: Japan Blocked Chinese Takeover of Port in El Salvador
Japanese media reported on Monday that Prime Minister Abe Shinzo intervened to convince Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele not to give control of a key port in the country to the Chinese Communist Party.
El Salvador’s Millennial President Touts Million-Dollar Freebies from China
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced a windfall of alleged “donations” from the Chinese government during a visit to Beijing Tuesday, a marked digression from Bukele hinting he may cut ties with China entirely upon assuming the presidency in February.
El Salvador Expels Venezuela’s Diplomats and Takes the Fight to Twitter
The government of El Salvador expelled the entire diplomatic corps of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, triggering a reciprocal response on Sunday and a war of words in which Maduro dismissed Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a “nincompoop.”
El Salvador President: Ramping Up Border Security to Help ‘Most Important Ally’ USA
The number of migrants coming from El Salvador to the United States is dropping, thanks to an agreement that the Trump administration brokered.
Hayward: El Salvador’s Millennial President Warns U.N. May Go the Way of Blockbuster, Takes Selfie
President Nayib Armando Bukele of El Salvador began his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday by pulling out his cell phone, snapping a selfie, and sending it to the “new world” that could not be present in the chamber but was accessible via “the largest network in the world, a network where billions of persons are connected in real-time and share almost every facet of their lives.”
‘Their Money, Not Ours’: Salvadoran President Vows ‘No More Blank Checks’ from U.S.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele declared over the weekend that his administration is not interested in “blank checks” from the United States, saying he wants to ensure both countries benefit from U.S. taxpayer-funded investments to solve mutual problems with narcotics, violent street gangs, and reduce migration.
President of El Salvador Goes on Firing Spree of Government Officials — over Twitter
The newly-elected President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, used his first week in office to fire a host of government officials via Twitter, taking many within the country’s political establishment by surprise.
El Salvador Inaugurates Millennial Outsider President
El Salvador over the weekend inaugurated its president, Nayib Bukele, who promised to bring about “a new era” by ending the nearly decade-long rule by the party linked to the left-wing, communist-leaning guerrillas that participated in the Central American country’s bloody civil war.
CA Governor Tries ‘Surfing’ Diplomacy in El Salvador
Leftist California Governor Gavin Newsom traveled to El Salvador this week to promote his progressive politics, but could only find common ground on Tuesday with El Salvador’s right-wing President-elect Nayib Bukele over surfing.
Salvadoran President-Elect: ‘Forceful Emigration’ to U.S. ‘Shameful for Our Country’
El Salvador’s President-elect Nayib Bukele on Wednesday pledged to completely “end” the emigration of Salvadorans to the United States who are “forced” to leave by a lack of economic of opportunities and gang-linked violence, noting that the exodus of people is “really shameful for our country.”
John Bolton Brings El Salvador’s President-Elect into Venezuela Coalition
President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor John Bolton spoke to recently-elected President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele on Wednesday, bringing the country into the regional coalition to address the socialist crisis in Venezuela.
