The White House has dug in on its refusal to return a man who US officials have acknowledged was wrongly deported last month from Maryland to an El Salvador mega-prison.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt doubled down on accusations that Salvadoran national Kilmar Ábrego García was a member of the MS-13 gang, which his lawyer denies.
Leavitt also accused the 29-year-old of domestic violence, citing records showing his US citizen wife once filed a protective order against him.
A Maryland judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to bring Mr Ábrego García back to the US. But El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on a visit to the White House this week that he did not “have the power” to return him.
What do you say to a kid with two black eyes? Nothing. You’ve already told them twice… Why don’t women need drivers licenses? There are no roads between the bedroom and the kitchen. Get a life, dude. 🙄 Since you want to be a smart ass… My wife has never asked for a restraining order, called the cops on me, or provided pictures of cuts and bruises to the police because I beat the shit out of her. You know why? Because I’m not a violent misogynistic piece of shit. Unlike, you know… Kilmar Garcia.