Back then, we only had Bukele (president of El salvador) as the national leader that was actively and loudly pushing for crypto adaption. Then Trump followed and now we have so many candidates for presidency and already presidents pushing for bitcoin. I think that this is a testament to how much bitcoin has grown that not only your average citizens know and use bitcoin but also presidents. Bitcoin mass adaption might come a lot sooner than everyone initially thought.
The Bitcoin loyal community has been promoting Bitcoin since the beginning with all its advantages and disadvantages and maintaining Bitcoin as a valuable asset in the future without expecting anything in return.
Bitcoin as a revolutionary currency system has recently become popular and the number of supporters is increasing every day because they are starting to realize what benefits are obtained on Bitcoin so it is not surprising that politicians are also not silent to take advantage of this situation to politics. Only a few politicians really care about Bitcoin. Others they think more about their personalities.
Bukele we know as a pro-Bitcoin president and Bukele has proven by making the country he leads the first country to legally tender Bitcoin without ruling out fiat currency.
Trump has yet to show any real evidence as he is more likely to issue his own coin.
Argentina is also included as a country with a president that we know is pro-crypto.