US EditionRubio Scorches Van Hollen: 'We Deported Gang Members ... You Had a Margarita With'
- On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senator Chris Van Hollen clashed intensely over immigration and deportation policies at a congressional hearing.
- The dispute arose as Rubio defended the Trump administration’s deportation of alleged gang members, including Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom Van Hollen had met in El Salvador and criticized for deportation.
- Rubio asserted that deportations target human traffickers and gangbangers disrupting U.S. Interests, and he referenced visa revocations of individuals threatening higher education institutions.
- Van Hollen expressed regret for confirming Rubio as secretary and denounced the administration’s policies as fear-driven repression undermining democratic values, while Rubio said Van Hollen's regret confirmed he was performing well.
- The confrontation highlighted ongoing partisan divisions on immigration enforcement and diplomatic transparency, with Rubio emphasizing executive authority in foreign policy and promising continued visa revocations.
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Busted: Trump admin eyed fabricating MS-13 'leader' label to justify wrongful deportation
Officials in the Trump administration debated fabricating a claim that wrongly-deported Maryland family man Kilmar Abrego Garcia was a "leader" in the transnational MS-13 criminal gang to justify his continued incarceration in the infamous Salvadoran CECOT megaprison outside the United States, repor...
Marco Rubio Seriously Triggers Democrat Senator Who ‘Had A Margarita’ With A Gangbanger ⋆ Conservative Firing Line
The following article, Marco Rubio Seriously Triggers Democrat Senator Who ‘Had A Margarita’ With A Gangbanger , was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Trump’s deportation efforts, directly addressing Democrat Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who last month visited a deported illegal alien in El Salvador and championed his…
Rubio Declares ‘No Judge Can Tell Me or Trump How to Conduct Foreign Policy’ in Senate Clash With Van Hollen
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced off with Senator Chris Van Hollen on Tuesday in a fiery Senate hearing that quickly turned personal and political. Van Hollen slammed Rubio’s role in carrying out the Trump administration’s foreign policy, accusing him of abandoning core values and violating the Constitution. For seven straight minutes, Van Hollen tore into Rubio, citing multiple crises and policy failures. “You and I served together in …
Rubio hammers Van Hollen over his MS-13 margarita date, emphasizes judicial limits
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Tuesday before his former colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the State Department's fiscal year 2026 budget request. Democratic senators seized upon the opportunity to attack Rubio and the Trump administration, characterizing the government's foreign policy as regressive, oppressive, and isolationist. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), in particular, complained about the house-c…
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DNyuzMarco Rubio spars with Dem Chris Van Hollen at Senate hearing: ‘We deported gang members … including the one you had a margarita with’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s crackdown on criminal migrants Tuesday during a heated back-and-forth with Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen — and zinged him for meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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