El Salvador’s president just delivered one of the most savage, deadpan responses you will ever see to a Clinton world scolding, and it was glorious in its simplicity. After former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shared a PBS Frontline video criticizing conditions at El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, President Nayib Bukele basically told her, fine, put your money where your mouth is.
Clinton’s post on X promoted an 11 minute documentary titled “Surviving CECOT,” featuring three Venezuelan men who claim the Trump administration falsely labeled them as Tren de Aragua gang members and deported them to El Salvador. The implication was clear, Trump bad, Bukele brutal, NGOs sad. It was the usual formula, complete with carefully curated testimonials and zero accountability for what these men may or may not have been involved in.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele just DEMOLISHED Crooked Hillary after she posted a hit-piece on CECOT, which holds dangerous criminals.
BRUTAL pic.twitter.com/mOI0i9n0rR
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 23, 2025
Bukele’s response did not deny that CECOT is harsh. Instead, he flipped the entire narrative on its head. He said El Salvador would be more than happy to cooperate with Clinton, journalists, and their favorite NGOs by releasing the entire prison population, including gang leaders and so called political prisoners, to any country willing to take them. One condition, it has to be everyone.
That is the part the human rights crowd never wants to talk about. Not three handpicked interview subjects. Not selectively edited footage. Everyone. If the system is as abusive and unjust as critics claim, then surely Western governments should be lining up to offer asylum and protection. Bukele even mocked the media class by pointing out that thousands of former inmates would make it much easier to find voices critical of his government, or willing to say whatever is expected.
Until that happens, Bukele said his government will continue prioritizing the human rights of the millions of Salvadorans who now live free from gang rule. That is the key point conveniently missing from Clinton’s post. Before Bukele, El Salvador was effectively run by criminal gangs. Today, homicide rates have collapsed, people can walk their streets, and businesses can operate without paying extortion. That did not happen because of documentaries or NGO reports.
Bukele has also strengthened ties with President Trump by agreeing to house certain migrants deported from the United States at CECOT, particularly Venezuelans deemed to be gang members after their own country refused to take them back. That partnership drives the left insane because it actually enforces borders and consequences.
Of course, a federal judge has now ordered the Trump administration to provide due process to a class of Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador, setting up yet another court fight. That will play out in time.
What will not change is this dynamic. American elites lecture foreign leaders from behind security and privilege. Bukele responds with results and sarcasm. Clinton got exactly the response she deserved, an offer so fair it exposed how unserious her entire argument really was.
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