Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 23, 2025
Now they are shouting and expressing outrage, but not because they disagree with the deal, but because they have just realized that they are left without hostages from the most powerful country in the world.
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Nayib Bukele
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

Editor's note · Context

Bukele discusses the implications of the detainee release on the Maduro regime.

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