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El Salvador hires, then fires, lobbyist booming under Trump

by Associated Press Writer
| August 21, 2020 11:03 AM

MIAMI (AP) — El Salvador’s government signed a $450,000 contract to hire a well-connected Washington lobbyist — only to immediately back away from the deal — as President Nayib Bukele, a strong Trump ally, has come under criticism that his popular polices mask an authoritarian streak, The Associated Press has learned.

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