Ron Vitiello to Newsmax: Abrego Garcia Is Chapter in Dems’ ‘Woke Book’

The media and the Democratic Party’s reaction to the Kilmar Abrego Garci case is “just another chapter in the woke book of useless rhetoric that destroys what is actually happening,” Ron Vitiello, former director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told Newsmax Saturday.

On Thursday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., flew to El Salvador to make multiple pleas and press appearances with Abrego Garcia, a man deported from the U.S. who the Trump administration insists is an illegal alien MS-13 gang member and has a history of spousal abuse. Vitiello said that whole escapade is just an another example of the political left bending reality.

“Remember the rhetoric that said the border was secure, there’s no crisis at the border, these are mostly peaceful protests, the Wuhan lab has nothing to do with the COVID origins, Russia influenced the election in 2017? It’s ridiculous,” Vitiello said during an appearance on “The Count.”

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