In what can only be described as a perfectly executed media rope-a-dope, the Trump administration laid out the bait—and the liberal press lunged for it, teeth bared, narrative in hand. But instead of the victory lap they expected, they ran headfirst into a concrete wall of facts, timing, and cold, hard receipts.
For days, the media tried to paint Kilmar Ábrego García as a misunderstood “Maryland man.” They clung to the storyline that he’d been wrongfully deported, that there was no credible link to MS-13, and that the Trump administration was simply using him as a scapegoat in their broader immigration crackdown.
WOW, EVEN CNN? Chief legal correspondent Paula Reid goes on the news and says Trump is *NOT* violating the Supreme Court ruling by not flying Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the U.S.
Will Democrats listen now?
“They did NOT order the administration to return him to the United… pic.twitter.com/pHeO1P4XV4
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 15, 2025
But here’s what really happened: the Trump administration didn’t just respond—they waited. They let the press build up the narrative, let them double and triple down, and then—just as Senator Chris Van Hollen boarded a plane to El Salvador in a failed grandstand to bring Garcia back—they dropped the hammer.
Documents from the Justice Department confirmed García’s ties to MS-13, the notorious transnational gang responsible for some of the most violent criminal activity in North and Central America. Not one judge, but two separate judges, had already ruled him to be a gang member. The press conveniently ignored this—or worse, intentionally omitted it. Either way, the truth finally came crashing through their editorial walls.
BREAKING: DOJ & DHS release Kilmer Abrego Garcia documents.
He was arrested in the company of known MS-13 gang members carrying marijuana and cash.
A credible source confirmed he’s an active MS-13 member with the rank “Chequeo” and the nickname “Chele.”
In 2021, his wife… pic.twitter.com/mPwFG7g8hZ
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) April 16, 2025
Then came Patty Morin. Standing beside White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the mother of Rachel Morin—the Maryland woman raped and murdered by another illegal alien from El Salvador—delivered a gut-wrenching reminder of who actually pays the price for these policies. Her loss wasn’t theoretical. It wasn’t a debate point. It was real, it was permanent, and it was American.
At the same time, revelations surfaced that García’s own wife had filed multiple restraining orders against him for domestic abuse. This is the man the Democrats and their media allies chose to defend. A known MS-13 associate. A repeat abuser. An illegal alien with a lawful deportation order.
DOJ RELEASES EVIDENCE OF KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA’S GANG AFFILIATION
Garcia purportedly an MS-13 member, at the time, with the rank of “Chequeo” and had a moniker of “Chele” pic.twitter.com/ZzijF0o1iq
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 16, 2025
And let’s not forget the cherry on top: there was never a Supreme Court order to bring him back. That claim, too, was a media fabrication—another example of how quickly the narrative machine fires up when the facts don’t support the agenda.
