Salvadoran President Accuses US of Supporting ‘Communist’ Opposition

The president of El Salvador leveled an ironic accusation against the U.S. government on Sunday, saying it has been funding the “communist” opposition against him. “U.S. taxpayers should know that their government is using their money to fund communist movements against a democratic elected (and with a 90% approval rating) government in El Salvador,” tweeted Nayib Bukele, who handily won the presidential election in 2019. “It’s not working though,” Bukele added, posting four pictures below his comment, including one aerial picture to purportedly show the protest against him on Dec. 12 was not widely attended. Other footage and pictures of the Dec. 12 protest suggest it was more widely attended than what Bukele portrayed. The other pictures posted by Bukele include protesters next to representations of U.S. flags, and show nearby alleged supporters of the left-wing opposition party Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). The FMLN conducted guerrilla warfare against …

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