I've said before that between the Mahmoud Khalil and Kilmar Abrego Garcia cases, Democrats seem hellbent on getting trounced in historic fashion in the 2026 midterm elections, as evidenced by the dangerous political games being played and dramatic stunts being pulled on behalf of both of them.
Though Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) isn't up for reelection until 2028, the theatrics he has engaged in regarding Abrego Garcia potentially could have the net effect of hurting his Congressional colleagues next year.
Images of him rushing to El Salvador in a rescue attempt and having margaritas with the MS-13 gang member the same week the late Rachel Morin's mother, Patty, tearfully pleaded with the MSM to tell the truth about Van Hollen's stunts and her daughter's tragic case will undoubtedly appear in campaign ads, as they should.
Sadly for Democrats, it just keeps getting worse, with Van Hollen holding a staged press event Friday after returning from El Salvador, complete with Abrego Garcia's family members, including the deported man's wife, Jennifer, on standby.
During the presser, Van Hollen despicably claimed he spoke out on behalf of Rachel Morin and her family after the vicious August 2023 attack, which saw the 37-year-old mother of five brutalized, sexually assaulted, and murdered by another illegal immigrant from El Salvador (Victor Martinez-Hernandez) after going for a jog on a Maryland walking trail:
Van Hollen says his heart goes out to the family of m*rdered Maryland mom Rachel Morin.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 18, 2025
He never once made a public appearance in support of them and never once offered to meet with them. pic.twitter.com/hPhylIIm3C
But as RedState reported, Patty Morin revealed Tuesday that no effort was made by Van Hollen or any other Democrat on up to then-President Joe Biden to reach out and console/help/support the Morin family in any way:
"Actually, I'm very angry - actually outraged, but I'm too sad at the moment to show anger at the same time. [Van Hollen] did not call our family. He did not give condolences. There was no action on the Democratic Party in any way, from Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Mayorkas, anyone here in Maryland. None of the senators did anything to help search for the murderer of my daughter."
Van Hollen's "speaking out" for Rachel Morin consisted of a single written statement - and that was it:
When Rachel Morin, an actual Maryland mother was killed by an illegal gang member, the only thing Chris Van Hollen did was give a statement to a news outlet.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) April 14, 2025
But when an illegal from El Salvador gets deported, he’s ready to fly down there to free his “constituent.” pic.twitter.com/jmDtzEAnIr
Back to the press conference, beyond the lie he told about his support for the Morin family, there was the moment when he said that when he first spoke to Abrego Garcia, the El Salvadoran man stated with tears in his eyes that he missed his wife and kids.
As Van Hollen said the words, he searched around the room, apparently not knowing (or recognizing) the fact that Mrs. Abrego Garcia, who over the past five years filed for two protective orders against her husband on domestic violence grounds, was standing right next to him.
It was at that moment they embraced, and Van Hollen appeared to get emotional:
Van Hollen gets emotional as he describes “a tear” go down the cheek of Abrego-Garcia. pic.twitter.com/Gxnss6ef82
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 18, 2025
But no tears for what Rachel Morin had to endure and for what her family had to go through in the aftermath.
Keep telling the American people who you really are, Democrats. You're practically writing the ads for Republicans at this point.
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