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Dems Ignore Garcia Reality, Karmelo Anthony Family Speaks Out, Bernie Flies Private: AM Update 4/18
Fri, 18 Apr 2025
Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen miraculously finds accused MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive and well in El Salvador, while ignoring new evidence of domestic abuse and gang ties. President Trump tears into Jerome Powell for holding interest rates steady, calling for his firing as economic tensions mount. The family of Karmelo Anthony, the teen accused of killing Austin Metcalf at a track meet, holds a wild press conference, pointing fingers at everyone but Karmelo for the deadly encounter. Bernie Sanders rails against wealth inequality while racking up over $200k in luxury jet travel on his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with AOC. Herald Group: Learn more at https://GuardYourCard.comNimi Skincare: Use code MK to Get 10% off your order at https://www.NimiSkincare.com
Chapter 1: Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia and what is his current situation?
Nobody has any communication with him since he was illegally abducted from Maryland and sent to Seacott Prison in El Salvador.
Chapter 2: What actions has Senator Chris Van Hollen taken regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia?
Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland again attempting a wellness check on accused MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego-Garcia and miraculously, late last night, posting a casual photo of the two of them together at last. President Trump targeting Fed chair Jerome Powell's decision to leave interest rates where they are.
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Family of 17-year-old accused killer Carmelo Anthony in Texas speaks out, blaming Trump, oppression, and the media. And Bernie Sanders and AOC railing against the rich as they travel like the 1%. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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Democrat Senator from Maryland Chris Van Hollen attempting again to access the El Salvador prison holding Kilmar Abrego-Garcia. The senator persisting in his fight despite newly surfaced evidence linking Mr. Abrego-Garcia to MS-13 and reports of past domestic violence. The vice president of El Salvador on Wednesday denying Senator Van Hollen access to the terrorism confinement center.
On Thursday, the senator attempting to enter on his own and denied again, this time at a military checkpoint.
We just tried to go visit him in prison just to check on his conditions. Nobody has any communication with him. since he was illegally abducted from Maryland and sent to Seacott Prison in El Salvador. Today's purpose was just to see what his health condition is. And these soldiers were ordered to prevent us from going any farther
And then, late last night, a surprise post from the senator on X, a photo of Senator Van Hollen sitting with Garcia himself and writing, quote, I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight, I had that chance. I've called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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Chapter 3: What new evidence has surfaced about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's background?
Senator Van Hollen and the media clinging to a repeatedly debunked narrative that Mr. Abrego Garcia is simply an innocent Maryland dad. Some press even calling him a, quote, U.S. man. In reality, Mr. Abrego Garcia is a Salvadoran national.
The Trump administration is fighting a court battle over his status, maintaining that if returned to the U.S., Mr. Abrego Garcia will be promptly deported again, consisting with rulings from not one but two immigration courts finding him removable back in 2019, though not to El Salvador. For the last several weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia's wife making her husband's case to the cameras.
has labeled him a human trafficker, even an MS-13 gang leader. My husband is a loving father.
On Thursday, Ms. Vasquez, who married Abrego Garcia in an ICE detention center as a bid to prevent his 2019 deportation, confirming the court documents she filed against him in 2020 and 2021 from the documents in Ms. Vasquez's own handwriting, quote, I was watching on my laptop and he yelled to turn it off.
He got angry, reached over to shut and threw my laptop onto the floor and the baby started to cry because he was putting pressure on him. It goes on, quote, he then punched me, scratched me on my left eye, leaving me bleeding. Later that day, Ms. Vasquez writes, quote, he got angry, started yelling again to the point that he ripped my shorts and shirt off, grabbed me by my arm.
I have marks on my left arm as well. Ms. Vasquez now saying, quote, things did not escalate and I decided not to follow through with the civil court process.
The judge in Mr. Abrego Garcia's case against the federal government now, Paula Zinnis, suggesting earlier this week the government could face contempt charges for allegedly failing to comply with her order to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia. However, the Supreme Court ordered the government only to facilitate his return, not to effectuate it. AG Pambandi describing it this way.
President Bukele said he was not sending him back. That's the end of the story. If he wanted to send him back, we would give him a plane ride back.
Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller saying there is no future in which Abrego Garcia is allowed to stay in the United States. For the time being.
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Chapter 4: How has the Trump administration responded to Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case?
Oil prices are down, groceries, even eggs, are down, and the USA is getting rich on tariffs. Too late should have lowered interest rates like the ECB long ago, but he should certainly lower them now. Powell's termination cannot come fast enough. This latest round of tension between President Trump and Jerome Powell Yet another chapter in a long-running and often public friction between them.
Mr. Powell first appointed to the position by President Trump in 2018, then reappointed by President Biden in 2022. The Fed chair serving four-year terms, part of an effort to safeguard the central bank's independence from political influence. President Trump's view of Mr. Powell often hinging on interest rate policy, praising the Fed chair when rates are cut, slamming him when they're not.
Mr. Powell making a point of defending the Fed's independence from the executive branch at a press conference in November.
Chapter 5: Why is President Trump criticizing Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve?
Some of the president's elect advisors have suggested that you should resign. If he asked you to leave, would you go?
No. Do you believe the president has the power to fire or demote you? And has the Fed determined the legality of a president demoting at will any of the other governors with leadership positions?
Not permitted under the law.
Not what?
Not permitted under the law.
The president is constrained by a longstanding precedent barring the removal of heads of independent agencies without cause. A legal challenge now moving through the courts could change that and is widely expected to land before the U.S. Supreme Court. But for now, President Trump's authority remains limited. We spoke with Steve Eisman, the investor who famously predicted the 08 financial crash.
He says now is not the time to cut rates, warning that if Trump's trade deals deliver a surge in growth, early rate cuts could backfire.
If I was in charge of the Fed, I wouldn't be doing anything right now. Because if President Trump strikes a deal with every single country, the economy will take off and then you would not have wanted to have cut rates. On the other hand, if we go into a trade war, there'll be a recession, you'll cut rates. The impact of the Fed right now, either way, is marginal.
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Chapter 6: What is Jerome Powell's stance on Federal Reserve independence?
The entire stock market and global economy has been narrowed down right now to literally one variable, President Trump and what happens in the negotiations that he has with all these countries. Period. Nothing else matters.
Mr. Powell's term expires in May 2026. Coming up, the family of accused teenage killer Carmelo Anthony speaks out, blaming everyone but Carmelo. And Bernie Sanders and AOC railing against the rich as they travel like the 1%. Now more than ever, it's important to shop with brands that share your values. And that's why I want to tell you about Nimi Skincare.
Chapter 7: What are the legal limits on the President's ability to fire Federal Reserve officials?
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Dallas activist Dominique Alexander took to the mics first, and he noted that Jeff Metcalf, father of the dead teenager, was present.
What we've seen at the beginning of this press conference, of the father being at this press conference, these are my words, don't quote anybody, is a disrespect to the dignity of his son. Next Generation Action Network from the beginning has respected the loss of life. No matter our opinion of it, we have kept our opinion close and just shows you all
The character who is not invited, he knows that it's inappropriate to be near this family. But he did it. And so I say to people, actions speak louder than words.
Mr. Alexander, whose own rap sheet includes a felony conviction for injury to a child, a two-year-old he was babysitting wound up in the ICU with severe brain injuries and And what the doctor said was clearly child abuse.
Now he's a representative of the Anthony family after Carmelo Anthony allegedly refused to move from a spot at a Texas track meet after Austin Metcalf told him he was in the wrong team's tent. Police say Anthony threatened Metcalf, quote, touch me and see what happens. That Metcalf then grabbed Anthony to move him. and Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the heart.
Anthony, who was granted bail and is on house arrest, is claiming self-defense, a tough argument given that in Texas, self-defense is not available to one who provokes the attack or who uses lethal force against a non-lethal threat. At the presser, Mr. Alexander blamed many things, but not his client.
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