In 2021, the Biden administration turned down a meeting request with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele on a trip to the U.S. capital, snubbing the self-proclaimed “world's coolest dictator” for fear a photo op would embolden his attempts to expand his power base. A high level delegation led by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and senior White House and State Department officials attended Bukele's inauguration in San Salvador on Saturday to a second term. The visit — unthinkable until recently — caps a quiet, 180-degree shift in U.S. policy toward the tiny Central American nation of 6 million that reflects how the Biden administration's criticisms of Bukele's strong-armed governing style have been overtaken by more urgent concerns tied to immigration — a key issue in this year's U.S. presidential election.
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