U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (left), R-Ark., and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele are shown in these photos taken on March 20, 2024, and Feb. 22, 2024, respectively. At left, Cotton speaks with reporters at the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill in Washington. At right, Bukele addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (Left, AP/Mariam Zuhaib; right, AP/Jose Luis Magana)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton is heaping praise on El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's leadership for the latter's work addressing gang violence after a trip to the Central American nation despite reports of human-rights violations stemming from this crackdown.
