Bukele: Confirms on X, quoting a White House video, Trump's words about their conversation on Haiti
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Can confirm.— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) · Oct 31, 2026 · 19:15 (El Salvador time)View original on X ↗
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Bukele confirms on X, quoting a White House video, Trump's words about their conversation on Haiti.
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