President Donald Trump called Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen “fake” after he traveled to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to the country.
US officials have alleged Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang, which the administration has designated as a foreign terrorist organization — a claim his attorneys dispute and at least one federal judge has voiced skepticism toward.
Earlier, the president referred to Van Hollen as a “GRANDSTANDER!!!” in a post on Truth Social.
Van Hollen posted a picture after meeting with Abrego Garcia, which immediately sparked outrage from some on the right.
The Trump administration was quick to compare Van Hollen’s image with one of Trump meeting with Patty Morin, whose daughter was murdered by an undocumented Salvadoran immigrant in 2023, in the Oval Office earlier this week.
CNN’s Kit Maher contributed to this report.
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