El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is clearly not cowed by the Democratic Party blowhards in the Senate.
Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) recently introduced legislation aimed at sanctioning Bukele and top officials in his government for “gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.”
The proposed bill targets alleged human rights abuses committed under El Salvador’s “state of exception,” a sweeping anti-gang crackdown launched in 2022 that included harsh security measures like the CECOT mega-prison.
It would sanction individuals believed to have participated in or supported these abuses, including those accused of using U.S. taxpayer funds to violate constitutional rights of U.S. residents.
Sanctions include U.S. visa bans, asset freezes, and restrictions on loans or financial support, with the Treasury directed to block any non-humanitarian funding to the Salvadoran government.
The legislation would also force Secretary of State Marco Rubio to file a report to Congress on the “actions of officials of the Government of El Salvador, including President Nayib Bukele, to use cryptocurrency as a mechanism for gross corruption, graft, and sanctions evasion.”
Bukele was clearly not initimdated by the bill, describing it as Democrats being salty.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA the Dems are just salty… https://t.co/O6CLtZuV46
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) July 8, 2025
Van Hollen introduced the bill shortly after visiting El Salvador to advocate for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national accused of MS-13 affiliation and human smuggling, who had recently been deported.
BREAKING: US government to deport MS-13 gang member and alleged wife-beater, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to a third-party country upon his release from Tennessee jail.
Will Senator Chris Van Hollen go have margaritas with him again when he’s deported? pic.twitter.com/kRAb8sYDnz
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 26, 2025
Abrego Garcia has since returned to the U.S. to stand trial on human trafficking charges, to which he pleaded not guilty in mid-June.
Last week, President Bukele released a video aimed at disproving allegations made by Abrego Garcia that he was beaten and tortured while in Salvadoran custody.
Apparently, anything a criminal claims is accepted as truth by the mainstream media and the crumbling Western judiciary.
But the man wasn’t tortured, nor did he lose weight. In fact, photos show he gained weight while in detention. There’s plenty of footage from different days,… pic.twitter.com/PzvLcCNzrK
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) July 3, 2025
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