Staff Reports
Senator Chris Van Hollen’s latest meltdown over a deported illegal alien proves how out-of-touch Democrats are with real Americans. During a heated exchange with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Maryland Democrat turned red-faced while defending Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a man booted from the U.S. after being linked to the brutal MS-13 gang. Noem stood firm, reminding Van Hollen that enforcing immigration laws isn’t optional.
The “Margaritagate” scandal exploded after El Salvador’s president exposed Van Hollen’s shady meeting with Garcia. Photos showed them lounging with margaritas—a slap in the face to every family destroyed by MS-13 violence. Van Hollen whined that the drinks were “fake,” but patriots saw the truth: Democrats care more about photo ops with criminals than protecting our borders.
The Trump administration rightly called out Van Hollen’s stunt. The White House shredded the New York Times for calling Garcia a “wrongly deported Maryland man.” Fact check: Garcia isn’t American, doesn’t live in Maryland, and had no right to stay here. Yet Democrats keep pushing dangerous lies to undermine border security.
Van Hollen’s theatrics reached new lows when he flew to El Salvador to meet Garcia. Instead of touring America’s crisis-level crime zones, he partied with a suspected gang affiliate. Bukele’s team caught him red-handed—literally. Those margarita glasses revealed more about liberal priorities than any speech ever could.
MS-13 butchers have butchered thousands, but Van Hollen treats their associates like victims. Garcia’s knuckle tattoos and alleged gang ties were ignored by soft-on-crime judges. Real Americans want predators kept out, not coddled. Noem’s team presented evidence linking Garcia to human trafficking—facts the left wants buried.
A woke judge called Garcia’s deportation “lawless,” but patrions know better. Courts shouldn’t override national security. Garcia wore gang colors and faced serious allegations. Trump’s DHS did its job removing him. Van Hollen’s tantrums won’t bring him back—Americans demand safety, not sob stories.
The left’s obsession with open borders puts us all at risk. Van Hollen’s red-faced rage shows how desperate Democrats are to hide the border catastrophe. While they sip fake margaritas with gang suspects, ICE agents battle cartels smuggling drugs and terrorists across our wide-open southern border.
President Trump and Secretary Noem are cleaning up the mess Democrats created. Van Hollen’s “Margaritagate” proves liberals would rather defend criminals than protect citizens. November’s election will be a reckoning—Americans are done with weak borders and phony politicians.
