Sometimes you hear something so out of touch with reality, you have to pause and say, “Wait… you can’t be serious.”
That’s pretty much how former President Donald Trump and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele reacted after the U.S. Supreme Court said a deported criminal named Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia should be returned to the United States.
Yep, returned. As in, bring him back.
Abrego Garcia was deported from the U.S. to El Salvador after being found guilty of membership in a foreign terrorist organization.
Then, the Supreme Court stepped in and decided, on a technicality, that he shouldn’t have been deported the way he was.
So now, apparently, the U.S. is supposed to bring him back.
Trump and Bukele’s reaction, in short: Are you kidding me?
JUST IN: President Trump has multiple members of his admin take turns ripping CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after she asked why an alleged MS-13 member was deported to El Salvador.
Lmao.
Pam Bondi, Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, as well as Nayib Bukele all ripped the media after Collins… pic.twitter.com/R7Y2ZOSt37
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Donald Trump made it clear that bringing criminals back into our country isn’t part of the “America First” plan.
“We don’t want criminals back in this country,” he said flat-out. And really, who could argue with that?
President Bukele of El Salvador seemed just as baffled by the whole situation.
He responded when asked if he’d be returning Abrego Garcia to the United States:
“What you’re suggesting is I smuggle a terrorist into the United States, right? How can I return him to the United States? … Of course I’m not going to do that.”
He told reporters he doesn’t have the legal authority to hand Abrego Garcia over again—and even if he did, he wouldn’t.
Now that’s some straight talk.
The Supreme Court says rules are rules. If the government made a mistake in how it handled the deportation process, they’re supposed to fix it—even if that means letting a criminal re-enter the country.
Critics say ignoring the court sets a dangerous precedent. But folks like Trump and Bukele are asking a different question: What about common sense?
Just because something is “technically correct” doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.
Trump’s approach to immigration was always pretty simple: secure the border, deport the criminals, and make sure they stay gone.
That message clearly hasn’t changed.
Bukele, on the other hand, is getting worldwide attention for cracking down on gang violence in his own country.
The guy is throwing criminals in jail by the thousands, so it makes sense that he’s not interested in releasing this man back into the world – in the States or El Salvador.
And frankly, both leaders seem to be wondering how we even got to this point.
Legal experts and left-wing activists say the U.S. has a duty to follow court orders and protect due process—even for those with a rap sheet.
They say if the system makes a mistake, it’s only fair to fix it—even if that means flying someone back into the country.
But what about the people who live here and play by the rules?
Do their safety concerns count? Because to most Americans, this just feels backward.
Trump and Bukele’s response is what most folks are probably thinking: This makes no sense.
You deport someone for breaking the law. He’s gone. Then a court says, “Actually, bring him back”?
Sorry, but no.
So hats off to Trump and Bukele for saying what everyone else was thinking.
Sometimes, you just have to laugh at how far removed the system has gotten from reality.
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