Bukele Discusses El Salvador’s Crime Crackdown With Trump

And we're very eager to help. We know that, uh, you have, uh, a crime problem and a terrorism problem that you need help with.

And we're a small country, but if we can help, we will do it.

And we actually turned the murder capital of the world, that was the journalist call it, right?

Murder capital of the world into the safest country in the Western Hemisphere.

And, you know, they-- sometimes they say that we imprisoned thousands.

I like to say that we actually liberated millions.

So, you know, like, it's- That's very good.

Who gave him that line? Do you think I can use that? You can use it. Yes, of course.

And in fact, in fact, Mr. President, you have, uh, three hundred and fifty million people to liberate.

You know, but to liberate three hundred and fifty million people, you have to imprison some. You know, that's the way it works, right?

You cannot just, you know, free the criminals and, and think crime's gonna go down magically.

You have to imprison them so you can liberate three hundred and fifty million Americans that are asking for the end of crime and the end of terrorism. And it can be done.

I mean, it can-- you're doing it already.

And I, I'm sure that, uh, people have seen the change in the streets.

A long way to go because you're just i-initiating your second term.

But it, it's clear that, you know, with the numbers at the border, you know, with the, the-- e-even in Democrat-run cities, they, they get a help from, from, from the work you're doing.

So I'm re-- I re-- I'm really happy to be here, honored, and eager to help.