New El Sal Presidente: It's "tacky" to ask the US for money.

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El Salvador’s new president wants a good relationship with President Trump and won’t let something like the recent freeze in foreign aid rock the boat. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who took office in June, is working to renew relations with Washington, after his predecessor made a dramatic turn towards China amid immigration-related tensions with Trump’s administration. “The problem is that rather to be looking for handouts, we should be looking for partnership,” Bukele told reporters. “So I think that will improve more the life of our people than getting some check with free money. It’s tacky to ask for money when it’s their money.” Bukele's comments came after he met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the end of a four-country tour through South America. “The previous government was eroding the relationship with our most important ally,” Bukele said Sunday. “Really, our relationship with the United States is the most important one we have in the world, and before it was eroded by the previous administration, but right now I think it’s quite clear that the new administration of El Salvador is willing to work 100 percent with the United States Government and with the United States people.”

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