Senator Chris Van Hollen’s flashy trip to El Salvador backfired spectacularly this week. The Democrat jetted off to check on a deported illegal immigrant, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but ended up playing right into the hands of El Salvador’s tough-on-crime leader. President Nayib Bukele mocked Van Hollen with photos of their meeting, showing the senator grinning beside Garcia—who supposedly faced “torture” but appeared relaxed holding a margarita.
Conservatives blasted Van Hollen for wasting taxpayer money on a publicity stunt. Instead of addressing America’s border chaos, he prioritized coddling a man who shouldn’t be here in the first place. Bukele, who cleaned up his country by locking up gang members, trolled the senator online: “Miraculously risen from ‘death camps’… sipping margaritas in paradise!”
Van Hollen whined about “Margarita-gate,” claiming the drinks were fake. But nobody’s buying it. This is the same party that lectures Americans about “fake news” while staging photo-ops with illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, Bukele gets the last laugh—announcing Garcia will stay in Salvadoran custody, proving stronger leadership than America’s open-border Democrats.
Rob Schmitt called out Van Hollen’s grandstanding on NEWSMAX, asking why Democrats care more about illegal immigrants than struggling U.S. citizens. While Van Hollen postured abroad, millions of Americans face rising crime, drug overdoses, and strained public services thanks to Biden’s border failures. Schmitt nailed it: this trip was theater, not real oversight.
Trump deported Garcia for a reason. His administration enforced laws to protect communities, while Democrats sue to keep borders wide open. Garcia’s sob story about gang threats? El Salvador’s murder rate PLUMMETED under Bukele’s tough policies. Maybe Van Hollen should tour American cities wrecked by illegal immigrant crime instead.
Bukele’s “I love chess” tweet says it all. He outmaneuvered Van Hollen, exposing Democrats’ weakness. While they cry about “human rights,” Bukele fixed his nation by rejecting woke nonsense. Americans see this—they’re tired of leaders who put illegals first. Van Hollen’s margarita moment proves the left lives in a fantasy world.
Schmitt reminded viewers: NEWSMAX is the only network exposing this madness. Corporate media hides the truth about Biden’s border disaster. While Van Hollen schmoozed a deportee, NEWSMAX highlighted the real issues—like fentanyl pouring across the border, killing 300 Americans a day. That’s where focus belongs.
Conservatives must stand firm. Van Hollen’s trip shows Democrats care more about virtue-signaling than solving problems. November 2024 is our chance to restore sanity. Vote for leaders who’ll secure the border, back the police, and put America FIRST—not politicians chasing TV cameras in foreign jungles.