Trump Fails to Answer Easy Question on Payments to El Salvador
Source: The New Republic
Trump Fails to Answer Easy Question on Payments to El Salvador
Marin Scotten
Fri, April 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM EDT 2 min read
Donald Trump doesn’t know, or at least isn’t revealing, how much he’s paying Savaldoran President Nayib Bukele to detain immigrants deported from the United States without due process.
After reaffirming he hopes to soon deport American citizens to El Salvador in Time’s “100 Days” interview released Friday, Trump was asked how much money El Salvador is getting to hold more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants unlawfully deported from the U.S.
“I don’t know,” Trump responded. “I could get you the information, but we’re paying less than we would normally.”
“Did you personally approve those payments?” the interviewer asked Trump.
“No I didn’t,” he replied.
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