El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele boldly challenges Hillary Clinton to take his nation’s entire prison population, exposing the hypocrisy of open-border critics who ignored American victims of migrant crime.
Bukele’s Direct Challenge to Clinton
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele issued a pointed challenge to Hillary Clinton on social media after she criticized his country’s prison system. Clinton condemned the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT), El Salvador’s mega-prison housing over 40,000 gang members and criminals. Bukele responded by inviting Clinton to take the entire prison population to the United States, questioning why she objects to incarcerating violent offenders if the U.S. welcomes migrants.
Madam Secretary Hillary Clinton,
If you are convinced that torture is taking place at CECOT, El Salvador is ready to cooperate fully.
We are willing to release our entire prison population (including all gang leaders and all those described as “political prisoners”) to any… https://t.co/GKHMUgeZeO
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) December 23, 2025
El Salvador’s Crime Transformation Under Bukele
Bukele declared a state of emergency in 2022 targeting MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs, leading to mass arrests. El Salvador’s homicide rate dropped from 38 per 100,000 in 2019 to under 2 per 100,000 by 2024, a 97% reduction. The CECOT facility, designed for high-security inmates, symbolizes Bukele’s zero-tolerance policy. Critics like Clinton label it a human rights violation, but supporters credit it with restoring safety to Salvadoran families.
Clinton’s Criticism and Broader Context
Hillary Clinton posted on X criticizing Bukele’s policies during a period of U.S. debates on immigration. She highlighted conditions in CECOT without addressing El Salvador’s crime plunge or the inmates’ gang affiliations. Bukele countered that if prisons are inhumane, the U.S. should accept them, implicitly critiquing sanctuary policies that release migrant criminals. This exchange underscores tensions between strict law enforcement and progressive views on incarceration.
President Trump’s administration has deported over 100,000 illegal alien criminals since January 2025, including Tren de Aragua gang members, mirroring Bukele’s strategies. Trump’s Laken Riley Act targets crimes by illegal immigrants, protecting American families from the violence Bukele contains.
Incredible. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele blasts the Clinton Administration for destroying their Country. He also states the Globalist Powers equally played a role in their ‘Senseless Wars’.
Put the Clinton’s in an El Salvador Prison for Life. pic.twitter.com/cMljydGbZC
— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) January 26, 2024
Conservative Praise for Bukele’s Model
American conservatives view Bukele as a hero for prioritizing citizen safety over criminal rights, a stark contrast to Biden-era policies that fueled border chaos and inflation. Bukele’s success validates limited government intervention focused on results, not bureaucracy. Trump’s mass deportations and cartel designations as terrorists align with this approach, rejecting globalist leniency.
In 2025, Trump’s executive orders ended taxpayer-funded benefits for illegals, saving $40 billion and echoing Bukele’s self-reliance. Figures like Bukele inspire Trump’s base, frustrated by past administrations’ failures on crime and immigration.
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