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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Bukele Laughs at Democratic Threat
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador responded to democratic attempts to impose sanctions on him and other officials, laughing at their efforts. In a statement on X responding to a recent bill imposing sanctions, Bukele wrote, “HAHAHAHAHAHAHA the Dems are just salty…” The matter pertains to recently introduced legislation from Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), who claimed El Salvador has engaged in “human rights abuses” and ha…


Democrats Move to Sanction El Salvador For ‘Gross Violations’ of Human Rights — President Bukele Laughs in Their Face
Nayib Bukele 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 sweepin…
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 President Nayib Bukele called Democrats "salty" on Tuesday, July 8, reacting to a proposed bill by party senators that calls for sanctions on the Central American nation.
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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