Chris van Hollen's very frustrating day in el Salvador

Sen. Chris van Hollen traveled to el Salvador Wednesday to get Kilmar Abrego-Garcia out of prison and meet with Salvadoran President Bukele. When the trip ended, he didn't return with Abrego-Garcia, he didn't meet with President Bukele and he was snubbed by Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa. The Hill is reporting that "The Salvadoran government on Wednesday rebuffed Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) request to meet or speak with a wrongfully deported Maryland man, the senator said, accusing the Trump administration and others of lying about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s gang ties."

The report continues, saying "Van Hollen said Salvadoran Vice President Félix Ulloa told him the government had no information connecting Abrego Garcia to MS-13 but could not accommodate a visit to the notorious CECOT prison, known by its acronym in Spanish."

In this video, Sen. van Hollen accused President Trump's administration of abducting Mr. Abrego-Garcia:

Think what just happened. A U.S. senator traveled to a foreign nation, then accused the presidential administration of abducting a Maryland man, lying to the courts and causing a constitutional crisis. He said that he'd been working on keeping MS-13 out of the U.S. "for over 20 years." MeanwhiRle, van Hollen virtually ignored the murder trial of Maryland mom Rachel Morin. While van Hollen was bloviating in el Salvador, Patty Morin, Rachel's mother, briefed reporters in the White House Briefing Room:

In this video, van Hollen implied that Abrego-Garcia was legally in the U.S.:

Why trust a politician that dishonest? It isn't surprising that van Hollen is frustrated enough to lie. Van Hollen didn't get what he wanted. He was humiliated on the world stage. Why wouldn't he be frustrated?

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