The claim that they were “sipping margaritas” was revealed to be completely staged nonsense, as apparently Bukele aids showed up with the props solely for the misleading photoshoot:
Mr. Bukele, in a social media post, even crowed that “Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the ‘death camps’ & ‘torture,’” was “now sipping margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador!” But according to a person familiar with the situation, a Bukele aide placed the two glasses with cherries and salted rims on the table in front of Mr. Van Hollen and Mr. Abrego Garcia in the middle of their meeting in an attempt to stage the photo.
The Right are so comfortable lying that it’d be comical if it wasn’t so chilling.
He was dressed in brand new clothes. We didn’t need the drinks to know the photo was staged.
An appropriate response from that senator to that shitbird of an aide would have been to forcefully slap the drinks off of the table
He should have had an armed escort and brought Garcia back to the US.
Seriously what a pussy. Should have surrounded him with security and walked back to the plane the second they were out in the open.
Van Hollen shouldn’t have publicized those pictures at all, everything from the setting to the clothes they gave Garcia was a misrepresentation of what he’s going through
If they had come back and not had something resembling visual proof then it would have been conspiracy central. “Sure you did, we believe you.”
The president of el Salvador publicized them first, while the meeting was ongoing.
They staged the meetup for propaganda. They weren’t going to let that go to waste.
(3) that he was engaged in “human trafficking” (just completely made up bullshit).
Technically, he is involved with human trafficking… now.
“Technically”…???
As opposed to blatantly, obviously, openly, brazenly, and defiantly…???
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As in…he’s the “victim” of human trafficking.
It is, as we have noted, all too possible to see in this case an incipient crisis, but it may present an opportunity as well. We yet cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos. This case presents their unique chance to vindicate that value and to summon the best that is within us while there is still time.
You stupid motherfucker, you and your kind caused this. Sit there and act like the Executive are a bunch of civil-minded policy wonks instead of a bunch of deadly jackbooted criminals empowered by YOUR GODDAMN RULINGS. What a load of horseshit.
