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During a White House meeting, Trump criticized a CNN reporter for asking about a Supreme Court deportation ruling. He defended the decision and praised El Salvador's president for cracking down on crime.
UPDATED: Apr 15, 2025 05:23 IST
President Donald Trump lashed out at CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins on Monday during a press conference with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, after she pressed him on his administration’s refusal to comply with a US Supreme Court order to return a deported Salvadoran national.
Collins questioned why the administration hadn’t facilitated the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident mistakenly deported last month to El Salvador’s maximum-security prison — despite a Supreme Court ruling ordering his return.
“You said if the Supreme Court said someone needed to be returned, you’d abide by that,” Collins reminded Trump.
Visibly irritated, Trump dismissed the question and fired back. “Why don’t you just say, ‘Isn’t it wonderful that we’re keeping criminals out of our country?’” he said. “That’s why nobody watches you anymore. You have no credibility.”
Collins: You said if The Supreme Court said if someone needed to be returned, you would abide by that
Trump: Why don’t you just say isn’t it wonderful that we’re keeping criminals out of our country? That’s why nobody watches you. pic.twitter.com/ti1z3pJiGW— Acyn (@Acyn) April 14, 2025
The comment sparked a wave of online reactions, especially after video of the exchange went viral on social media platforms, including X.
Why be so rude about a perfectly valid question?
He never likes a Kaitlan Collins question because the truthful answer won’t make him look good.— R. Saoirse (@razzli_) April 14, 2025
The individual concerned is not a criminal.
Why doesn’t Trump admit a mistake has been made
instead of smearing the reputation of an innocent man ?
What is wrong with him ?— John Anderton (@AndertonJohn) April 14, 2025
He’s lying. If it were true that they keep criminal out of the country, he wouldn’t be in US anymore cause he would have been deported with many of those he chose.— Jacques Dessureault (@JacquesDessure2) April 14, 2025
Abrego Garcia had been under a protective immigration order in the US, with attorneys saying he fled gang violence in El Salvador.
Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the administration’s stance, saying the deportation was an “administrative error,” but added: “First and foremost, he was illegally in our country. That’s up to El Salvador if they want to return him. That’s not up to us.”
El Salvador’s President Bukele offered no assurances about Garcia’s return. “The question is preposterous. How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States?” he told reporters. “I don’t have the power to return him to the United States.”
Under Bukele’s anti-gang crackdown, Abrego Garcia is now one of over 84,000 people jailed in El Salvador’s high-security prison network.
Meanwhile, during a White House meeting, President Donald Trump praised Bukele, saying, "They have one hell of a president," as Bukele, dressed in a black turtleneck, stood beside him. Under a deal with the US, El Salvador will receive $6 million to detain the Venezuelan immigrants for a year.
(With input from Associated Press)
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Published By:
Rivanshi Rakhrai
Published On:
Apr 15, 2025
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