Ted Cruz: “He built a gigantic prison, the Secot prison, that houses up…”

“President Bukele came in and he came in and began going after the cartels. And he began arresting. He arrested over 80,000 gang members. He went after MS.13 and he locked them up. He built a gigantic prison, the Secot prison, that houses up to 40,000 people. It was designed to house gang members. One of the things the justice Minister said, he said, look, in the United States, Ms. 13, to become a member of Ms. 13, you know, you know.” (09:17–09:24)

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