The Deal: Trump, Bukele and the Gangs of El Salvador
Four Corners · Season 66 · Episode 13
The Salvadoran president's deal with Trump to imprison deportees, and what each stood to gain. With reporting from the news outlet El Faro, President Nayib Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the US says it is fighting.
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Season
66
Episode
13
Air Date
11/May/2026
Air Time
20:30
Runtime
46 min
Overview
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The Salvadoran president's deal with Trump to imprison deportees, and what each stood to gain. With reporting from the news outlet El Faro, President Nayib Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the US says it is fighting.
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