On Tuesday, President Donald Trump sat down with ABC News and revealed that he could tell El Salvador to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia but he’s not going to bother with the hassle.
Trump said, “I’m not the one making this decision. We have lawyers who don’t want to do this,” and “If I were the president that just wanted to do anything, I’d probably keep him right where he is.”
The president noted that he WOULD press the issue if he genuinely thought Garcia was a good person. However, given his gang affiliations and being known as a wife beater….he isn’t.
ABC News Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran said, “You could get him back. There’s a phone on this desk, you could pick it up and with all the power of the presidency, you could call up the president of El Salvador and say, send him back right now.”
Trump responded, “I could. And if he were the gentleman that you say he is, I would do that.”
Moran then butt in to claim that there is a court order.
Trump replied, “I’m not the one making this decision. We have lawyers who don’t want to do this, Terry. … I follow the law. You want me to follow the law. If I were the president that just wanted to do anything, I’d probably keep him right where he is.”
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