Upon arriving in El Salvador, Johnson told his staff that he wanted Bukele’s support in reducing U.S.-bound immigration, the Trump administration’s top priority with the country. “President Bukele has continued to maintain widespread popularity and high approval ratings in his homeland. Johnson’s embrace of the president struck some of his critics in El Salvador and Washington as excessive for a diplomat. “It was great to spend some time in our Miami home with El Salvadoran President Bukele,” Johnson wrote on a photo he posted to his LinkedIn account. “In some recent discussions that I had with people in Washington, D.C., we talked about a second term for President Bukele,” Johnson said.