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Van Hollen Admits El Salvador Trip Was Funded By Taxpayers, Ignores Questions About Abrego Garcia's 'MS-13 Ties'

Apr 22, 2025 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    66% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    68% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -8% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : The U.S. government typically provides funding for travel through the State Department, Department of Defense (DOD), or Congress.
23% : " Nonetheless, the Democrat senator seemingly refuses to acknowledge these happenings and instead opts to fabricate claims and denounce the GOP administration, all while stoking outrage among social justice warriors and pro-immigration activists in the U.S. "I want to emphasize that President Trump and our Attorney General Pam Bondi and the vice president of the United States are lying when they say that Abrego Garcia has been charged with a crime or is part of MS-13," Van Hollen told reporters in El Salvador last week.
17% : "What Donald Trump is trying to do here is change the subject," Van Hollen told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday when Bash asked about Abrego Garcia's MS-13 ties.
16% : Then, in an ironic moment, Hollen quickly switched from the topic of MS-13 by arguing that President Trump has made repeated attempts to divert attention from matters pertaining to due process.

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