Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waded into the debate over a recently pulled “60 Minutes” story highlighting the conditions at El Salvador’s Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison — but Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele pushed back.

The twice-failed presidential candidate shared a video after CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a story on the prison, promising a look at what was really going on.

“Curious to learn more about CECOT? Hear Juan, Andry, and Wilmer share firsthand how the Trump administration branded them as gang members without evidence and deported them to the brutal El Salvadoran prison,” Clinton posted. The video she shared, originally from PBS News, interviewed three Venezuelan men who had been deported to the prison by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Salvadoran President Bukele responded to Clinton with a lengthy post of his own and proposed a trade-off: “Madam Secretary Hillary Clinton, If you are convinced that torture is taking place at CECOT, El Salvador is ready to cooperate fully,” Bukele began in his response. “We are willing to release our entire prison population (including all gang leaders and all those described as ‘political prisoners’) to any country willing to receive them. The only condition is straightforward: it must be everyone.”

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“This would also greatly assist journalists and your favorite NGOs, who would then have thousands of former inmates available for interviews, making it far easier to find additional voices critical of the Salvadoran government (or willing to confirm whatever conclusions are already expected),” Bukele continued. “Surely, if these testimonies reflect a systemic reality, a much larger pool of sources should only reinforce the claim, and many governments should be eager to offer protection.”

His conclusion was simple: “Until then, we will continue prioritizing the human rights of the millions of Salvadorans who today live free from gang rule. Respectfully, Nayib Bukele.”

A number of others also responded to Clinton’s post, with some referencing the fact that when she was First Lady, her husband — then-President Bill Clinton — had played a role in deporting Salvadoran gang members back to El Salvador en masse.

Many of those Salvadoran criminals — who had come to the United States as their country was being torn apart by civil war — formed MS-13 in Los Angeles. When the Clinton administration first expanded the list of crimes that could result in deportation and then began deporting MS-13 members in large numbers, the still-rebuilding Salvadoran government was unable to handle the overwhelming number of gang members being dropped at their doorstep.

Zohran Mamdani brought Lillian Bonsignore out of retirement on Tuesday to serve as the first openly gay commissioner of the Fire Department of New York City. While she has never been a firefighter, she was an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provider for 31 years and served as the fire department’s EMS Operations chief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

She said, “It was a little hard [to come out of retirement], it’s a hard decision, but I’m looking forward to it, I’m happy to do it.” Bonsignore finds it odd that what people celebrate her for the most is being a woman and being gay.

“It’s kind of odd that the thing I get celebrated for the most – people are always like, ‘Wow, you’re a woman and you’re gay’ – are the two things I put the least work into,” she said.

Mamdani made sure to highlight Bonsignore’s sexual orientation during his announcement. “I am proud that Lillian will make history as the first openly gay person to head up the department,” he said.

The first question Bonsignore and Mamdani received was about her never having served as a firefighter. “I can see how that might be a concern, being fire is the primary word, and there is concern regarding this,” Bonsignore said. “I have spent thirty years working in this fire department alongside every EMT, paramedic, firefighter, support staff, and we’ve all been doing this job with one mission, and that’s to save the lives… As far as firefighting experience, I would say I know the job, I know what the firefighters need, and I can translate that to this administration who’s willing to listen.”

Mamdani responded, “One of the things that makes me so excited to have the commissioner is her bringing more than thirty years of experience and her having a real understanding both on the job and in the experience of those she has worked with of what is required of the incredible New Yorkers who do this work each and every day.”

Mamdani’s announcement occurred one hour before outgoing Mayor Eric Adams swore in his own pick for the job. Unlike Mamdani, Adams chose a career firefighter to serve as New York City’s Fire Department commissioner. Adams’ pick, Mark Guerra, “has served the Fire Department of New York City for 37 years as a firefighter and a leader,” said Adams at the time. “It is my honor to elevate him from first deputy commissioner to Fire Commissioner and oversee New York’s bravest. He is a true hero and protector of New Yorkers.”

Guerra will serve the department until January 1, when Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani assumes office and his pick, Bonsignore, assumes the position.

Bonsignore plans to make education a big part of her administration. “I think the public education you’re going to find is going to be a big part of my administration.”

Mamdani and Bonsignore agreed that New Yorkers need to know when to call 911 as the large volume of calls — some of which could be routed through other channels — puts a strain on the system.