On Monday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced it would cover travel costs for House Democrats to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid his wrongful deportation lawsuit — on one condition.
“The NRCC is offering to pick up the tab for any House Democrat eager to hang out with their new poster child in El Salvador, a confirmed illegal immigrant, MS-13 gang member, and alleged domestic abuser,” the statement said. “We just have one condition: Livestream the whole thing. Snap plenty of selfies with your MS-13 buddies — the same violent criminals you’re trying to reimport into American neighborhoods to rape, kill, and terrorize law-abiding citizens.”
NRCC’s statement linked to a post on X about Abrego Garcia, whom the Trump administration accuses of being a member of MS-13. Abrego Garcia’s attorneys deny the claim, but the government has released documents to substantiate the affiliation. A 2021 restraining order shows Abrego Garcia was accused of beating his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, who now says they worked through the incident.
“If out of touch House Democrats are so desperate to cozy up to violent gang members, the least they can do is let Americans watch the show. We’ll pay for the plane tickets, they just can’t forget to smile for the camera while they sell out their constituents,” said NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella.
The NRCC released its statement on the same day that four House Democrats arrived in El Salvador to “pressure” the Trump administration to abide by a Supreme Court order to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States. C-SPAN’s Craig Caplan reported the Democrats’ offices said their trip “is not being financed by taxpayer dollars” after House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) rejected a request for a Congressional Member Delegation (CODEL) to El Salvador.
“We have arrived in El Salvador. [President Donald] Trump is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting people with no due process. We must hold the Administration accountable for these illegal acts and demand Kilmar’s release. Today it’s him, tomorrow it could be anyone else,” Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) said on X.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took a swipe at Frost and his Democrat colleagues who made the journey to El Salvador.
“Today, House Democrats travel to El Salvador as part of their obsession to bring a violent illegal alien and member of MS-13 BACK INTO the United States,” Johnson said on X. “Could the contrast be more clear? House Republicans remain committed to doing everything we can to protect American families and keep dangerous gang members OUT of our country.”
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) travelled to El Salvador last week to check on Abrego Garcia, whom he claims is a Maryland “constituent.” A meeting took place on Thursday evening. Van Hollen later conceded during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that his trip to El Salvador was funded by taxpayer dollars.
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On Monday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced it would cover travel costs for House Democrats to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid his wrongful deportation lawsuit — on one condition.
“The NRCC is offering to pick up the tab for any House Democrat eager to hang out with their new poster child in El Salvador, a confirmed illegal immigrant, MS-13 gang member, and alleged domestic abuser,” the statement said. “We just have one condition: Livestream the whole thing. Snap plenty of selfies with your MS-13 buddies — the same violent criminals you’re trying to reimport into American neighborhoods to rape, kill, and terrorize law-abiding citizens.”
NRCC’s statement linked to a post on X about Abrego Garcia, whom the Trump administration accuses of being a member of MS-13. Abrego Garcia’s attorneys deny the claim, but the government has released documents to substantiate the affiliation. A 2021 restraining order shows Abrego Garcia was accused of beating his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, who now says they worked through the incident.
“If out of touch House Democrats are so desperate to cozy up to violent gang members, the least they can do is let Americans watch the show. We’ll pay for the plane tickets, they just can’t forget to smile for the camera while they sell out their constituents,” said NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella.
The NRCC released its statement on the same day that four House Democrats arrived in El Salvador to “pressure” the Trump administration to abide by a Supreme Court order to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States. C-SPAN’s Craig Caplan reported the Democrats’ offices said their trip “is not being financed by taxpayer dollars” after House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) rejected a request for a Congressional Member Delegation (CODEL) to El Salvador.
“We have arrived in El Salvador. [President Donald] Trump is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting people with no due process. We must hold the Administration accountable for these illegal acts and demand Kilmar’s release. Today it’s him, tomorrow it could be anyone else,” Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) said on X.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took a swipe at Frost and his Democrat colleagues who made the journey to El Salvador.
“Today, House Democrats travel to El Salvador as part of their obsession to bring a violent illegal alien and member of MS-13 BACK INTO the United States,” Johnson said on X. “Could the contrast be more clear? House Republicans remain committed to doing everything we can to protect American families and keep dangerous gang members OUT of our country.”
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) travelled to El Salvador last week to check on Abrego Garcia, whom he claims is a Maryland “constituent.” A meeting took place on Thursday evening. Van Hollen later conceded during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that his trip to El Salvador was funded by taxpayer dollars.
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