Secretary Rubio drops hammer on reporter asking about El Salvador and Abrego Garcia

Secretary of State Marco Rubio made it clear he does not believe the judicial branch of the federal government is in control of a president’s foreign policy when he was asked about Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday.

“Have you been in touch with El Salvador about returning Abrego Garcia?” the reporter asked.

“Well, I would never tell you that. And you know who else I’ll never tell? A judge. Because the conduct of our foreign policy belongs to the president of the United States and the executive branch, not some judge,” Rubio replied.

“So we will conduct foreign policy appropriately, if we need to, but I’ll never discuss it. And no one will ever make us discuss it because that’s how foreign policy works,” he added.

As time has gone on, the ‘Maryland man’ narrative has taken a significant hit.

The Democrats’ fight to return Abrego Garcia, who was in the U.S. illegally, has not slowed down even though his plight is no longer the top issue. Some congressional Democrats are planning trips to El Salvador to continue their pressure on the government there. While some reports claim House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) wants to end trips to the Central American country, others claim he is not discouraging Democrats from going there.

As time has gone on, the “Maryland man” narrative has taken a significant hit, as it has been revealed that Abrego Garcia was accused multiple times of domestic violence from his wife, who sought protective orders from a court. In a protective order she filed in 2021, his wife claimed to have videos of his violence against her and that she is afraid to be around him.

When it comes to his alleged membership in MS-13, the New York Post obtained court documents from 2018 showing that Abrego Garcia’s wife’s ex-partner claimed he feared for the lives of the two children he shares with her because she was dating someone in a gang. Edwin Trejo Ramos made the allegation in a petition filed in Prince George’s County Circuit Court to seek an emergency court hearing on the custody of the couple’s children.

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