‘Margarita or just water?’: Senator, El Salvador’s prez trade claims over meeting optics
Saturday, 19 April 2025 () Senator Chris Van Hollen has accused El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele of staging a deceptive media stunt during a meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongfully deported under the Trump administration. Van Hollen claims Bukele's team planted margarita glasses to falsely portray a casual encounter, downplaying Abrego Garcia's detention in the notorious CECOT prison.
Photos of Kilmar Abrego Garcia sipping margaritas in El Salvador with US Senator Chris Van Hollen have gone viral, days after his controversial deportation from Maryland. President Bukele confirmed Kilmar is healthy but said he won’t be released. Van Hollen, who flew to El Salvador to check on...
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen was denied access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a wrongfully deported Salvadoran man held in a notorious prison in El Salvador. Despite a Supreme Court ruling and official..