{"id":264,"date":"2025-04-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/?p=264"},"modified":"2025-04-22T19:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:14:07","slug":"republicans-lean-in-on-abrego-garcia-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.logicalware.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/republicans-lean-in-on-abrego-garcia-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans lean in on Abrego Garcia case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The White House and Republicans are not shying away from battling with Democrats over the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia<\/strong>, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.<\/p>\n

Their view: It doesn\u2019t hurt President Trump<\/strong> \u2014 and may even help him and the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course it\u2019s a winning issue. Americans support enforcing the law. Common sense tells you this and polls confirm it. If Democrats want to talk about MS-13 gang members, we’re happy to oblige them,\u201d a senior White House official told me about the messaging in the Abrego Garcia case. Abrego Garcia\u2019s attorneys and family have disputed allegations<\/a> he is in MS-13.<\/p>\n

The National Republican Congressional Committee<\/strong> (NRCC), House Republicans\u2019 campaign arm, went as far as to offer to pay for House Democrats\u2019 trips to El Salvador as they demanded Abrego Garcia\u2019s release \u2014 on the condition they \u201clivestream the whole thing\u201d and \u201csnap plenty of selfies with your MS-13 buddies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll pay for the plane tickets, they just can\u2019t forget to smile for the camera while they sell out their constituents,\u201d NRCC spokesperson Mike Marinella<\/strong> said in a statement Monday, coming after a group of House Democrats announced travel<\/a> to the country.<\/p>\n

That is exactly what some Democrats have been worrying about as their colleagues sound the alarm about what they see as the underlying issue: the Trump administration appearing to ignore the Supreme Court\u2019s order to facilitate Abrego Garcia\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

Sen. Amy Klobuchar<\/strong> (D-Minn.) said on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union\u201d on Sunday that the White House \u201cpicked out this case and this man because it\u2019s about a subject that they want to keep in the news.\u201d And California Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/strong> (D), asked to comment on the case<\/a> last week, said it was \u201cthe distraction of the day,\u201d adding: \u201cThis is the debate they want. This is their 80\/20 issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Chris Van Hollen<\/strong> (D-Md.), who traveled to El Salvador an met with Abrego Garcia last week, shot back at Newsom on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on Sunday, saying: \u201cI don’t think it’s ever wrong to stand up for the Constitution\u201d and that \u201cAmericans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind, ‘what’s blowing this way, what’s blowing that way.’\u201d<\/p>\n

But as Democrats battle over the right tactics and principles, actions from the White House and Republicans show they are leaning in.<\/p>\n

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/strong> said Abrego Garcia will \u201cnever live in the United States again.\u201d The White House\u2019s social media accounts have dug in<\/a>, too, saying he will not come back.<\/p>\n

Speaker Mike Johnson<\/strong> (R-La.) joined in highlighting Democrats\u2019 travel to El Salvador, posting Monday<\/a>: \u201cToday, House Democrats travel to El Salvador as part of their obsession to bring a violent illegal alien and member of MS-13 BACK INTO the United States. Could the contrast be more clear?\u201d<\/p>\n

Republicans are encouraged by the polls showing support for deportations:<\/p>\n