How Pissed is Trump at El Salvador's Nayib Bukele this Morning?

[Chasstev365]

He will view Chris Van Hollen's being allowed to meet with detainee Kilmer Garcia as defiance or a personal slight.

[lostnfound]

1. Not necessarily. Character assassination and spin and a photo of a "healthy" man

is all that the koolaid drinkers will see or hear.

[Chasstev365]

3. Good Point

Unless he didn't authorize it.

I wish Kilmer could have blinked "torture" in morse code like Vietnam War POW and future Senator Jeremiah Denton.

[Scrivener7]

2. This didn't happen without his permission. He was backing off the deportation yesterday, saying he

didn't know anything about it. And then suddenly Bukele does a 180.

It means something, but I don't know what. I suspect Mump is freaked by the outcry, and possibly some of it is coming from people he thinks are "masculine" enough to listen to.

[sop]

4. I suspect Bukele backed off all that White House bravado bullshit after realizing he would be prosecuted post-Trump.

[Scrivener7]

5. Again, I don't know, but my guess is this was Mump's idea, not Bukele's.

[FBaggins]

6. Why would he be prosecuted after Trump?

Not sure who would do the prosecuting… or for what… or why letting Garcia speak to someone (but not release him) would put off such a move.

[sop]

11. Bukele is being portrayed as a rightwing authoritarian running a concentration camp and torture site for money.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutes crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. Bukele likely realized his actions could have long-term consequences, and Trump won't be around forever to protect him.

[Raine1967]

31. El Salvador is part of the ICC

https://asp.icc-cpi.int/states-parties

I would like to know if the Trump administration, particularly those who don't have immunity, could be called or charged as accomplices. maybe a DU lawyer could help.

[maxrandb]

13. Because, when America finally regains its sanity

An American administration that actually believes in the rule of law and liberal democracy, will ensure authoritarian fascists like Bukele, and others like him, who think that this is some kind of permanent shift toward American fascism, and not the ravings of an insane cult, WILL NEVER KNOW A SINGLE MOMENT OF PEACE.

He will have to flee from one hellish hidey-hole to another, like Sadam Hussain, or Ghadafi.

If he's lucky, he'll chew on a Luger, like Hitler, before he gets sent to the general population of his own death prison.

[FBaggins]

36. That doesn't really answer the question

First - there were plenty of authoritarian governments during the last several democratic administrations. Kicking Trump out isn’t suddenly going to turn the US into some regime-overthrowing champion. We’ll be busy enough putting things back to rights here at home.

More importantly… why would letting a senator speak to a particular prisoner undo all of that?

[maxrandb]

43. Yes, but perhaps you don't understand

America didn't kiss those authoritarian leaders and countries asses.

We never "aspired" to become them.

America has had its share of problems, and has often failed to live up to the values we champion, but we have never collectively, failed to champion them.

We don't really need to "overthrow" authoritarian regimes...we need to stop emulating them. Getting rid of Donnie Dipshit WILL solve a shit-ton of problems.

I am specifically referring to leaders and countries that are "actively" taking legal American residents, and potentially American citizens, and placing them in death prisons. Those "leaders" should NEVER assume that they will have a moments peace.

That's quite different than having a trade agreement with a place like Saudi Arabia, or China.

Neither China, nor Saudi Arabia are making deals with Donnie Dipshit to imprison American residents in death camps.

Please tell me you understand the difference?

[Raven]

8. I agree. Trump knows he stepped in it.

[allegorical oracle]

12. Exactly. Bukele's not going to risk losing millions by pissing off djt. Garcia was nicely

dressed, wearing a hat -- looked like he was at a picnic outing. Sniffed of being a set-up photo-op.

[ms liberty]

19. The rumors about Garcia being dead is my guess

The story was not developing in the way they hoped. They kept feeding people the line about Garcia being MS13 but even the old conservatives in Grassley's town hall were not buying it and ripping him one about it. That one old white guy was awesome and I think he hit a nerve with everyone who saw it. This whole operation is not really landing the way they anticipated.

[Martin Eden]

21. I'd bet you're right The Felon approved it

At least in part for the optics with Garcia wearing a nice shirt in a nice cafeteria setting with a stemware glass for his water.

The administration remains determined to keep him there, as their rhetoric to that intent has only escalated. They won't give an inch in their determination to excerise their power to throw anyone into a foreign gulag without due process of law.

[claudette]

29. They met at a

hotel
According to reports. It was also reported that Bukele set up the drinks at the table

[Martin Eden]

37. Didn't know that, thanks

If Garcia can be escorted to a hotel outside the prison, why can't he be escorted to an an airport?

[claudette]

39. Exactly

[tintinvotes]

38. International Criminal Court

I think VanHollen reminded them that they are a part of the Rome statute, which says prisoners must be able to meet with council and can be held accountable by the ICC.

[Prairie Gates]

7. It's funny how the MAGAs want it both ways

They WANT it to be an unaccountable torture prison - this is the point of the Noem visuals and the various idiots standing in front of the cells. But then they are also like "Oh, he looks healthy and not at all tortured, haha!" Which is it?

Anyway, if he's being repatriated, he should be processed and released. If he's being produced back for an immigration hearing, he should be processed and sent back. He's not been convicted of anything, so there are no grounds to hold him, whether it's a torture prison or an old folks home.

Free people don't tolerate indefinite, unaccountable detention.

[BoRaGard]

9. Krasnov will storm off to some Gourmet G.O.P. Golffe Fiesta, at taxpayer expense

...and ease his frustrations with heaping platters of caviar-stuffed lobster tails,
feasting at the end of long days of luxury golffe indulgence -- all at taxpayer expense. Cute.

"Ha ha. Sucker US taxpayers." - Krasnov (R-Felon)

[usedtobedemgurl]

25. Don't forget the two scoops of ice cream!

[BoRaGard]

40. And a gourmet taypayer-funded Cheeseturder

while he and his GOP minions continue to STOMP AMERICA'S FOOD BANKS on Good flipping Friday.

DOZENS OF STORIES LIKE THIS on the net:
Stockton is short 500 cases of food a week after ‘malicious’ USDA cuts.

https://stocktonia.org/news/community/2025/04/18/stockton-food-bank-usda-cuts-heres-how-you-can-help/

Republicons are systematically ripping food from the mouths of the hungry,
so GOP Gourmet Golffers can feed their faces - and claim to be Special Holy Saved Christians.

As if.

[usedtobedemgurl]

41. They are sick.

[BoRaGard]

42. G.O.P. cruelty is the opposite of what Christ would do

The republicon-ruled regime in the House of Representatives has proposed a budget resolution that includes over $1 trillion in federal spending cuts, with significant reductions targeting SNAP and Medicaid.

[2naSalit]

10. It would be interesting if...

He got so pissed that he decides to stop paying for the prisoners. How soon would they be sent back?

[newdeal2]

14. He will place an import tariff on them

Nah seriously, he would find another country. Probably KSA or someplace in the Middle East farther away.

[multigraincracker]

18. That's a. thought. Congress holds the purse strings.

With pressure from the voters, they could cut all of those funds.

[2naSalit]

20. And do...

A claw-back and sanctions. If they were to honor the Constitution or their constituents.

IF.

[GoodRaisin]

23. Republicans are too scared of Krasnov to do that.

[HereForTheParty]

15. He's PISSED

Donald J. Trump❤ @realDonaldTrump
Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday standing in El Salvador begging for attention from the Fake News Media, or anyone. GRANDSTANDER!!!

[claudette]

30. The biggest

Grandstander on earth accusing the Senator!! How rich. What an arsewhole

[MorbidButterflyTat]

35. I loathe that bloated bag of barf.

[Mad_Machine76]

16. Certainly smashes the RW narrative

that Garcia is some kind of vicious gang member who didn’t even need to be restrained during the meeting. In fact, I saw on Twitter that some GOPer suggested that he may be a potential FUTURE member of a gang or criminal. 🤪. I don’t know if I can link it here but if you want it I can DM it. The political spin job has now just got even harder for Trump and Bukkele JMHO.

[librechik]

17. Trzz is pissed that Bukele is exercising his own sovereign power to let in whoever he wants

and there is no King of the World. Yet. I fear for El Salvador's future if they continue to defy Krasnov.

[haele]

24. I've feared for their future for a long time.

As a country, they haven't been able to climb out of the hole United Fruit, parochial anti-Communist Church leaders, and the CIA dug for them in the early-mid 20th century yet.

The corruption in El Salvador has been going on for over 100 years, and the regular people - small indigenous businessmen and peasant farmers, have never been able to have even basic rights, let alone full representation in the government due to their ingrained patron culture.

[WSHazel]

27. What is Trump going to do?

Trump is learning something you would have expected a career criminal to learn decades ago. If you do business with criminals, they are likely to take advantage of you. Bukele is a dirt bag, but he knows Trump can’t fire him and will keep sending prisoners, so why not make nice with the Democrat for when Trump is gone?

[UTUSN]

22. Hey, $6M price tag for BUKELE only goes so far... KRASNOV knows pre-nups can be renegotiated.

[tulipsandroses]

26. Like others, I am guessing trump approved. I agree that I don't think this is going over as well as they would like

Even some ardent supporters of deportation are not on board with this. They don't mind families ripped apart and people deported but there is a stench about sending people to prison indefinitely without due process - Especially in this case where the government admitted to making a mistake.

[IbogaProject]

28. Seeing the guy acting cool

Is basically a publicity stunt by a hostage. It is good he is alive. But I'm concerned where this is going.

[demmiblue]

32. Not pissed at all. In fact, he is probably loving it.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

33. Since he exists in a perpetual state

of volatile toddler put in timeout, I'd speculate no one could tell the difference.

[Mike 03]

34. Bukele really isn't very bright.

He's behaving as if we will never have any president other than Trump. It may take a decade, but there will be a different administration--and we won't forget the disrespect the president of El Salvador has shown the citizens of the United States.