President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, came to power as a millennial anti-politician in 2019. Riding high on what is billed as his single handed success at cracking down on crime, he recently gave himself the title of the “world's coolest dictator.” Reporter David Noriega investigates the real story behind the reduction of the homicide rate in El Salvador and what it tells us about the relationship between the gangs, the police, and Bukele’s government.
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