The Biden administration turned down a meeting request with El Salvador’s president on an unannounced trip to Washington last week, as criticism of the Central American leader mounts among Democrats, three people with knowledge of the decision said Monday.
Bukele was quick to embrace former President Trump’s hardline immigration policies restricting asylum requests, which won him a great deal of U.S. support for his tough governing style in El Salvador, where he is popular. But like other world leaders befriended by Trump, he facesadministration, which is seeking to undo those policies and has signaled its relationship with El Salvador is under review.
El Salvador’s Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco said she was unaware of any request for meetings with U.S. officials during what she described as a short, private trip by Bukele to Washington. The three people didn’t say how the request for a meeting was made. But they said the decision not to meet with Bukele was deliberate.While the Biden administration hopes to eventually engage Bukele in its $4-billion plan to attack the root causes of migration from Central America, it has serious concerns about his respect for the rule of law and democracy, the people added.
Stop lying to the American people. Bukele has not set up any appointment with Biden. The fact that you're mentioning a senior official as your source, it's really bad press. As always the fake News media trying to manipulate. Nice try!
Good for the US government. No more cozying up to dictators and abusive, corrupt presidents
Strong man shows up uninvited during a pandemic - gtfo.
Rightly so, dictators are not we in a democratic country.
Is it really a snub if the trip was unannounced?
Intentional snub or just nap time? This will be the new guessing game.
Meet the new boss... & carve out 10% for the big guy
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