With his comments to lawmakers, President Nayib Bukele continues to undermine her credibility in the United States Congress, where she has already added convictions from several Democratic and Republican party lawmakers.
Over the weekend, President of the Republic of Nayib Bukele launched numerous attacks on social networks against US Congressman of Guatemalan descent, Norma Torres.
Torres is one of the strongest critics of Bukele’s style of government, characterized by disqualifications and attacks on his critics, as well as lack of transparency in the use of state resources.
That earned her the president’s mockery, calls from the president to have her district’s voters replace her in the next election, and a barrage of negative comments from accounts related or associated with the ruling party. That is, the usual treatment of Bukele and his environment for those who criticize him, ask uncomfortable questions or question his management.
Faced with these attacks, the group of Hispanic Congressmen (CHC, or Congressional Hispanic Caucus) published a statement in which he “strongly condemns the recent attacks on Congressman Norma Torres.”
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In this group (called a “caucus” in the American legislative language) there are well-known lawmakers, such as Senator Bob Menéndez, Representative Albio Sires, or the young and popular New York congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
For six years, Congressman Torres has been a vital member of the CHC and a tireless fighter to deepen the role of the United States in Central America, ”said the other members of this group of Spanish lawmakers, including influential Democrats from the United States House of Representatives and the Senate.
According to lawmakers, Torres has “always prioritized the rule of law and the fight against corruption in the Northern Triangle (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras)”. This, they confirm, is to prevent the mass and irregular exodus of civilians from this part of Central America to the United States.
“Unfortunately, the recent series of personal attacks on Congressman Torres only serves to undermine her efforts and those of our Caucus to build a relationship between the United States and El Salvador that benefits the populations of both countries,” he said. the statement of the CHC.
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This is relevant as several of these legislators are in spaces where the cooperation that the United States can send to El Salvador is determined and they can influence the White House’s ties with the Salvadoran government.
Spanish lawmakers also condemned the attacks as part of what many women, especially human rights defenders, face “when they challenge those in power”.