El Salvador President Nayib Bukele touted his standing as the most popular world leader, with nearly 90% approval ratings. What Happened: On Sunday, Bukele wrote, “It’s nice to be on top,” in response to a post by widely followed X account World of Statistics, which named him the most popular leader, leaving behind Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Joe Biden. Bukele cited a tweet from the “World of Statistics” in the tweet but the source of the underlying data used was not immediately obvious. Morning Consult, an international decision intellige…
