The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador
Frontline · Season 2026 · Episode 5
An examination of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's deal with President Trump to imprison U.S. deportees, and what each leader stood to gain. FRONTLINE and the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, now operating in exile, investigate Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the U.S. says it is fighting.
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Season
2026
Episode
5
Air Date
07/Apr/2026
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
60 min
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An examination of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's deal with President Trump to imprison U.S. deportees, and what each leader stood to gain. FRONTLINE and the Salvadoran news outlet El Faro, now operating in exile, investigate Bukele's tangled history with the gangs the U.S. says it is fighting.
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