Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) launched a hysterical rant against President Trump’s decisive action to capture Venezuelan thug Nicolás Maduro, falsely labeling it an “illegal act of war” on behalf of shadowy billionaires, ignoring Maduro’s crimes.
Firing back, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele accused the entitled Democrat of defending criminals. Van Hollen whined about the rule of law while mocking Bukele as a “dictator.” Bukele shut him down brilliantly: “No more margaritas for you,” exposing Van Hollen’s hypocrisy with MS-13 ties.
For context, in 2024, the obnoxious Democrat traveled to El Salvador to advocate for deported MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release. Many at the time accused Senator Chris Van Hollen of violating the Logan Act by engaging in unauthorized diplomacy contrary to U.S. policy.
Starting off the interaction, the entitled Democrat began, “Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela’s oil for his billionaire buddies. Full statement below”.
Then, kicking off his bloviating statement, Van Hollen claimed, “The American people did not ask for this act of war to bring about regime change in Venezuela – nor did Congress authorize it. President Trump has put our troops in harm’s way, and he has not provided a clear, fact-based rationale for these actions, nor the long-term strategy following these strikes.”
Still not done, the Maryland Senator alleged, “This Administration owes the American people and the Congress immediate answers. This act of war is a grave abuse of power by the President. The Trump Administration is repeating the worst mistakes of our past and endangering American lives – and their motive for doing so is a farce.”
Building out his tenous argument, he stated, “Trump seized Maduro and his wife just weeks after he pardoned former Honduran President – and notorious convicted drug kingpin – Juan Orlando Hernández. Maduro is a dictator, but his regime did not pose the immediate threat necessary to warrant U.S. military action on foreign soil without Congressional approval.”
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Bringing his long-winded arguments to a close, the Democrat said, “This is not about demolishing a dictatorship, as we’ve seen Trump cozy up to dictators around the world. This is about trying to grab Venezuela’s oil for Trump’s billionaire buddies. Congress must not abdicate its constitutional authority and allow control of the world’s most powerful military to fall into just one set of hands.”
Clearly annoyed by this bloviating, President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele accused Van Hollen of defending criminals, quipping, “So you just want to defend thugs.” Bitterly responding, the woke senator whined, “You don’t see me out here defending you.”
Continuing his bitter and self-serving diatribe, the opportunistic Democrat doubled down on his rhetoric, saying, “Or Maduro for that matter, but I know the rule of law is a difficult concept for someone who calls himself ‘the world’s coolest dictator.'”
Laconically ending the exchange, Bukele posted, “No more margaritas for you,” referencing Van Hollen’s press tour to El Salvador to drink with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien arrested and deported to El Salvador for his ties to the violent gang MS-13. During the event, Van Hollen was pictured with a margarita as he spoke with Garcia.
Watch James Comer comment on the margarita incident here: