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Democrats Are 'Just Salty,' Says Nayib Bukele: El Salvador's President Laughs At Senate Bill Calling For Sanctions On His Bitcoin-Friendly Nation

  • El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele criticized Democrats as 'salty' regarding a new bill aimed at imposing sanctions against him and his administration, introduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen.
  • The El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025 targets Bukele and officials for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights linked to a state of emergency decree used for gang crackdowns.
  • Sanctions include U.S. visa restrictions, asset freezes, and limitations on access to loans for Bukele and others.
  • Under Bukele, El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal currency in 2021, making it the first country to do so, and he promotes its financial benefits on social media.
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In this new episode of ‘Al parla...’ Gabriela Warkentin talks with the editor-in-chief of the newspaper El Faro and president of the Association of Journalists of El Salvador. “We don’t have to give Bukele the pleasure of becoming irrelevant,” explains Sergio Arauz. From exile, she addresses the latest crisis caused by the authoritarian drift of the president, Nayib Bukele, against human rights defenders and journalists. At least 40 communicator…

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Diario El Mundo broke the news in San Salvador, El Salvador on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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