The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador
Four Corners · Season 2026 · Episode 13
The Salvadoran president's deal with Trump to imprison deportees, and what each stood to gain. With the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, now reporting from exile, President Nayib Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the U.S. says it is fighting.
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Season
2026
Episode
13
Air Date
11/May/2026
Air Time
20:30
Runtime
45 min
Overview
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The Salvadoran president's deal with Trump to imprison deportees, and what each stood to gain. With the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, now reporting from exile, President Nayib Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the U.S. says it is fighting.
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