President Donald Trump has shared ‘proof’ that the father accidentally deported to El Salvador is a gang member.
Kilmar Armando Ábrego García, from Maryland, was one of over 250 alleged criminals sent to the Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT), which is regarded as the ‘world’s worst prison,’ last month.
Although the Trump administration acknowledged that an ‘administrative error’ was responsible for García being sent to the Central American country, the 78-year-old former president remains firm in his claim that García is a member of the MS-13 gang.
On Truth Social, he posted a picture of himself holding a photo of what he claims to be García’s hand, with the caption: “This is the hand of the man that the Democrats believe should be brought back to the United States, because he is such ‘a fine and innocent person.’
President Donald Trump shared a picture of García’s hand which appeared to be photoshopped (Truth Social/realdonaldtrump)
“They claim he’s not a member of MS-13, even though he has MS-13 tattooed on his knuckles, and two highly respected courts have determined he’s a member, has beaten his wife, and more. I was elected to remove dangerous individuals from the United States, among other things.
“I must be allowed to do my job. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
However, the ‘evidence’ he provided to justify the ‘admin error’ that led to García’s incarceration at CECOT seems to be a spoof — with the writing ‘M S 1 3’ allegedly ‘tattooed’ on his knuckles possibly being the result of photoshop.
If you look closely at the hand, the writing isn’t faded compared to the other symbols and writing on his hand, and is much clearer.
President Nayib Bukele shared a picture of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia on his Twitter (X/@nayibbukele)
Meanwhile, a photograph of García shared by the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, shows his hand without the ‘M S 1 3’ tattoo.
Bukele wrote: “Kilmar Abrego Garcia, miraculously risen from the ‘death camps’ & ‘torture,’ now enjoying margaritas with Sen. Van Hollen in the tropical paradise of El Salvador!”
On Twitter, one user shared a picture of the alleged criminal’s hand, writing: “MS13 was photoshopped on his hand. Ladies and gentlemen… the President of the United States: a felon using false ‘evidence.'”
Another posted: “I call bulls**. The MS13 on his hand isn’t even a tattoo. That’s old-school photoshop.”*
A third user added: “Trump photoshopped MS13 on his hand wtf is going on!? It’s like Wag the Dog, but without the secrecy!”
Former Minnesota state senator Linda Higgins wrote: “Hey Old Man, @realDonaldTrump, have someone teach you about Photoshop. This is a perfect example of altering a photo to make your illegal actions look good. But instead, you look foolish.”
