Move over, Elon Musk: Donald Trump’s new bestie Nayib Bukele is a dictator you can follow on TikTok

El Salvadors President Nayib Bukele, self-styled “worlds coolest dictator,” has found a powerful new ally in Donald Trump. Their meeting at the White House cemented a bromance built on strongman theatrics, crypto dreams, and disregard for legal norms. At the centre of their alliance is a dangerous new model of governance—one that blurs borders, ignores court orders, and treats prisons as political performance. As one U.S. citizen remains unlawfully detained in Bukeles prison, America flirts with authoritarianism in designer sneakers.