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February 11, 2020

El Salvador President Bukele and Armed Officers Confront Lawmakers over Military Funding
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The Salvadoran congress is condemning what they call an attempted coup
d'état, after President Nayib Bukele stormed the Legislative Assembly
Sunday accompanied by heavily armed soldiers and police officers. Bukele
is demanding lawmakers vote to approve a $109 million loan to equip
military and law enforcement personnel. Bukele addressed his supporters
at a rally in El Salvador Sunday.

President Nayib Bukele: "If those shameless people don't approve the
plan of territorial control this week, we'll summon you here again on
Sunday to call for God's support, saying, 'God, you asked me for
patience, but those without shame don't want to work for the people.'"



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