A veteran Democratic strategist is warning his party against
aligning itself too closely with Kilmar Ábrego García, the Salvadoran man
deported last month, whom the Trump administration describes as an MS-13 member
and a violent domestic abuser.
During a Friday appearance on CNN's The Arena with Kasie
Hunt, strategist Mo Elleithee reminded Democrats that they "don't know all
the details about this guy" and warned them not to make him into a
"martyr." Instead, he advised party members to focus more on how
President Donald Trump is allegedly "undermining our rights."
"Let's not make him into a martyr. Let's make this
about the fact that Donald Trump and his administration are undermining our
rights every day," Elleithee said during a panel discussion.
At a press conference Friday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
detailed his recent meeting with Ábrego García in El Salvador and vowed to
continue pushing for his release from the country's mega-prison.