Senator Chris Van Hollen rushed to El Salvador this week for a photo-op stunt that backfired spectacularly. The Democratic lawmaker tried to score points by visiting a man deported under President Trump’s tough immigration policies. Instead, he got schooled by El Salvador’s leader and exposed as a grandstanding hypocrite.
President Nayib Bukele mocked Van Hollen with viral social media posts showing the senator sitting with the deported migrant beside colorful drinks. “Miraculously risen from ‘death camps’… now sipping margaritas in paradise!” Bukele tweeted. The image blew up online as conservatives called out Van Hollen’s theater.
Newsmax host Rob Schmitt ripped the Democrat for focusing on a single deportee instead of America’s border chaos. “Van Hollen’s playing checkers while real patriots play chess,” Schmitt said. “He’s obsessed with some gang-violence suspect while ignoring millions pouring over our open border.”
The deportee in question had his stay ordered by a judge after claiming gang threats. But records show he faced serious charges before deportation. Conservatives ask why Van Hollen fights for this man instead of victims of illegal immigrant crime.
Bukele let Republican lawmakers tour his prisons this month but blocked Van Hollen twice. When finally allowed in, the senator got a staged meeting that made him look foolish. Even the drinks were fake props, but the damage was done.
Van Hollen whined about “Margarita-gate” while admitting the scene was staged. Conservatives say this proves Democrats care more about optics than solutions. Meanwhile, Bukele keeps cleaning up El Salvador by locking up criminals without woke hand-wringing.
American patriots see through these political games. While Van Hollen sips pretend cocktails with deportees, cartels flood our streets with drugs and violence. Trump’s policies kept us safe – Biden and his allies opened the floodgates.
Real leaders protect citizens first. Van Hollen’s El Salvador circus shows where his loyalties lie. It’s time to stop the charades, secure our border, and put America’s safety before criminal aliens and cheap political stunts.
