Bukele, who met with Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, was asked by a reporter if he’d consider releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland before he was arrested and deported back to his home country last month despite an immigration judge’s years-old order preventing the government from sending Abrego Garcia back to El Salvador.

“Are you suggesting I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? How can I return him to the United States, like I smuggle him into the United States? Of course, I’m not going to do it,” he said.

Bukele added that the reporter’s question was “preposterous” and said he lacks the power to return him.

“We just turned the murder capital of the world to the safest country the western hemisphere. And you want us to go back into the releasing criminals, so we can go back to the the murder capital of the world, and that’s that’s not going to happen,” he said.

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    Sounds like contempt of court. SCOTUS needs to exercise their power and start making arrests

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        No, they THOUGHT the could control him, but he’s gone full Caligula and Nero. And he’s stacked every Federal agency with his sycophants, on the promises of getting filthy rich.

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      How? The DOJ, the FBI, and the CIA are all in Trump’s pocket.

      You can’t do anything if no one will execute the ruling.

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        Supreme Court has its own Marshall security service that answers to them alone. They could easily be ordered over and start cracking down. Who is going to stop them?

        If Trump’s hired thugs start shooting at US citizens just doing their constitutional duty, then it’s time to saddle up. Let’s rip the bandaid now and see how far this will go.

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          I admire your conviction and zeal, but most American citizens don’t want to go up against The National Guard, or drones you’ll never hear or see, or tanks, or attack helicopters.

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          Uh, no. US Marshals were directed to protect Elon Musk.

          I think it’s safe their leadership has been compromised.

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      50501 and other groups are holding more protests nationwide this Saturday 4/19.
      Get involved with organizers locally.
      Get off your butts and STAND UP, people!

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        They indeed are. If you haven’t linked up with them or someone adjacent do so its extremely easy to find.

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    americans and the usa in general can never speak to other nations with some perceived sense of superiority again. proven they are corrupted to a level known only to the middle east, africa, south america.

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    I fear the man is dead, and they don’t want anyone having proof.

    This should scare the shit out of an United States citizen.

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    “We just turned the murder capital of the world to the safest country the western hemisphere."

    Change his medicaments, please.