We've been following the story of the deportation of Salvadoran national, illegal alien, and alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the bizarre effort of the Democrats, including Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, to try to bring him back to the United States.
Van Hollen had been trying since Wednesday to get in to see Abrego Garcia.
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But then it looks like El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, decided that he was going to play a little 4D chess and prove that the Democrats were peddling a bunch of nonsense. He gave Van Hollen the photo op that would come back to bite him: sitting, having drinks with Abrego Garcia.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return. pic.twitter.com/U9y2gZpxCb
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) April 18, 2025
Van Hollen said he passed along Abrego Garcia's "message of love" to his wife, Jennifer. That's the same person who reportedly made allegations against him and wanted a protective order not too many years ago.
Bukele also posted about the encounter, mocking the Democrat claims against his country and CECOT, showing that Abrego Garcia looked like he was in pretty good condition.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the “death camps” & “torture”, now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador!🍹 pic.twitter.com/r6VWc6Fjtn
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) April 18, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the “death camps” & “torture”, now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador!
Bukele made it clear now that they showed he was in good condition, he wasn't going anywhere.
Now that he’s been confirmed healthy, he gets the honor of staying in El Salvador’s custody 🇺🇸🤝🏼🇸🇻 https://t.co/2xVt4SNOGn
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) April 18, 2025
"He gets the honor of staying in El Salvador's custody," he snarked.
Bukele retweeted this picture as well.
— ᴍʏ ᴡɪʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇᴍᴇꜱ🇺🇲 (@MyWillowMemes) April 18, 2025
He also posted how he loved chess, and retweeted someone who called it a "checkmate."
I love chess.
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) April 18, 2025
He probably also stops a stream of other Democrats from coming down as well with this action. But we'll see.
Now, Democrats are going to have to deal with the picture of one of their senators meeting with this character.
How's that going to run in the midterms? Not well for the Democrats with all the things that have come out now on Abrego Garcia.
Van Hollen didn't seem to care about that. Now he and the Democrats own it.
That should go over well with the American people — not.
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