Scoop: Trump blesses El Salvador strongman's troop surge in Haiti
El Salvador's strongman president, Nayib Bukele , is sending thousands of troops to Haiti to boost the island's push to wipe out its gang problem — and find four of his military personnel who were captured in a recent ambush. Bukele called President Trump on Tuesday to make sure he had no problem with this major military escalation, to which Haiti's government has agreed. "Do what you have to…
El Salvador's hardline president, Nayib Bukele, is dispatching thousands of troops to Haiti to bolster the country's efforts to combat gang violence and recover four of his soldiers captured in a recent ambush. Bukele reached out to President Trump on Tuesday to ensure that the U.S. had no objections to this significant military intervention, to which Haiti's government has consented.
If the deployment proves effective, Bukele's initiative could potentially stabilize Haiti, a nation of 700 miles off the Florida coast that has grappled with deadly gang warfare and a prolonged period without a president since Jovenel Moise's assassination five years ago. Conversely, if the mission fails, it could exacerbate Haiti's death toll, which has already surpassed 5,700 from gang-related violence this year, tarnish Bukele's reputation, and illustrate yet another botched international endeavor to restore stability to the region.
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