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Friday, Apr 18, 2025 • ISSUE 0117

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Taxpayers Likely on the Hook for Dem Senator’s PR Stunt 

Not a good look. 

The optics surrounding Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s desperate trip to El Salvador to rescue a deported illegal alien are growing worse by the day. 

The DOJ has released more evidence of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s ties to MS-13. Patty Morin, who lost a daughter to an illegal alien, called out the senator for ignoring her. And newly surfaced documents revealed that Garcia’s wife accused him of repeated domestic abuse. 

According to a report, Senate aides familiar with congressional travel believe the trip was likely a Congressional Member Delegation and, therefore, funded by tax dollars. 

“If I had to bet, this trip was funded with taxpayer dollars. Regardless, it’s insane that Democrats are more concerned about illegal immigrant gang members being sent home than their constituents' safety,” a Senate aide said.

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