Sen. Van Hollen pours cold water on ‘margarita-gate’ photo-op after El Salvador trip: 'Nobody drank any'
Democrat insists no evidence has been presented and that the removal of illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the US was unlawful
By Jasmine Baehr Fox News
Published April 18, 2025 7:56pm EDT
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., says the margaritas were fake. The outrage, he says, is real.
Returning from a highly publicized trip to El Salvador to meet with deported illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Van Hollen addressed reporters Thursday after landing at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. He attempted to set the record straight on what’s now being dubbed "margarita-gate," a viral photo posted by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele that appeared to show the senator and Garcia sitting casually at a table with two salt-rimmed drinks.
"Let me just be very clear," Van Hollen said. "Neither of us touched the drinks that were in front of us. And if you want to play a little Sherlock Holmes, I’ll tell you how you can know that. … If you sip out of one of those glasses, some of whatever it was — salt or sugar — would disappear. You would see a gap. There’s no gap.
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