Political Quotes

“I very much appreciate your zeroing in on this question of how the President is violating the law and the Constitution by taking the power of the purse, but before I address that, I want to thank you for going to El Salvador to visit Abrego Garcia in prison, because if you had not taken that initiative to highlight it, I don't know that he would ever have gotten out of there. The phrase used for that prison is there is a one-way door going in, and only coffins come out. That is the type of horrific situation it is. He may have easily been killed. He may have suffered the depravations of that prison, been affected by health issues, and he may never have gotten the attention necessary for the administration to finally help facilitate his removal. By elevating that issue, you did two things. One is you helped that man return to his family, which is a huge victory. I know he has more battles to come because of his being targeted. But second of all, you brought in an American recognition that due process matters, that court decisions matter, and that we are paying attention and we are going to keep making as much good trouble as we can when we see violations of fundamental rights for Americans, for the benefit of the individuals involved or for the benefit of everyone else. But we will hopefully dissuade the administration from violating the rights in the first place. So thank you so much for that trip and that undertaking.”