Nayib Bukele has all the right enemies, including Ilhan Omar

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By all accounts, El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is headed to a landslide reelection when the Central American nation holds its presidential election.

The energetic 42-year-old president and self-described “philosopher king” has blazed a trail of success in his first term in office by all but eliminating the presence of violent gangs through aggressive crackdowns, and overhauling the government of a country that has been beset by corruption for decades.

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