The tweet was widely shared in El Salvador. Bukele’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment. Bukele’s office and two senior aides wouldn’t say when the contract was canceled or what led to the abrupt reversal, but insisted no funds had been disbursed. “He didn’t approve the contract and it was canceled. You can verify with Sonoran Policy Group,” Bukele’s office said at the time in a written statementStryk at the time wouldn’t comment on the contract’s status but never filed additional paperwork indicating it had been cancelled.

Source: Daily Sun February 06, 2021 19:52 UTC