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President Bukele

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Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 178

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Well, I'm supposed to have suggested that I smuggle a terrorist into the United States, right? How can I return him to the United States? If I smuggle him into the United States, of course I'm not going to do it. It's like... I mean, the question is preposterous. How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I don't have the power to return him to the United States.

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 178

5264.987

But you could release him inside of the United States. Yeah, but I'm not releasing... I mean, we're not very fond of releasing terrorists into our country. We just turned the murder capital of the world into the safest country in the Western Hemisphere, and you want us to go back into releasing criminals so we can go back to being the murder capital of the world? That's not going to happen.

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 178

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That's... Well, they'd love to have a criminal release them. I mean, there's a fascination.

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 178

6700.246

In fact, Mr. President, you have 350 million people to liberate. But to liberate 350 million people, you have to imprison some. That's the way it works, right? You cannot just free the criminals and think crime is going to go down magically. You have to imprison them so you can liberate 350 million Americans that are asking for the end of crime and the end of terrorism. And it can be done.

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 178

6724.127

I mean, you're doing it already. So I'm really happy to be here, honored, and eager to help.