Elon Musk Endorses Bukele on Victims Rights Over Killers in Viral X Post as El Salvador Crime Plummets

Source: International Business Times

Elon Musk threw his weight behind El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday, replying "Exactly" to a viral video clip in which Bukele questioned why some activists seem more concerned with the human rights of killers than with the rights of women who don't want to be raped or children who want to play safely in parks. Exactly https://t. co/Ure78GXm6e— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2026 The terse endorsement, posted April 5, 2026, quickly racked up more than 100,000 likes and millions of views on Musk's X platform, amplifying a long-running debate about crime, incarceration and human rights that has made Bukele one of the most polarizing — and popular — leaders in Latin America.