Jeffries Wants Dems to Put an End to the El Salvador Trips

[demmiblue]

Cory Booker and the Hispanic Caucus were planning on going. But Democratic leadership seems to want El Salvador trips to stop for a while.

HOUSE MINORITY LEADER Hakeem Jeffries was asked Monday whether Democrats should continue to advocate for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and the other men wrongly shipped to El Salvador, by making the trip to the country to put a spotlight on the issue.

“Our reaction is that Donald Trump has the lowest approval rating of any president in modern American history,” Jeffries responded.

But while Jeffries may be publicly agnostic on El Salvador trips like the one Reps. Robert Garcia, Yassamin Ansari, Maxwell Frost, and Maxine Dexter recently took, privately he sees the trips as having run their course. Two Democratic aides and a lawmaker who spoke to The Bulwark said that the minority leader has discouraged further excursions to the country even as pressure mounts within the party to turn up the heat on Trump for sending 238 men to a notorious prison system known for human rights abuses.

“They want to let the El Salvador stuff slow down,” a senior House staffer said.

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/what-happened-to-democrats-trips-to-el-salvador-van-hollen-booker-jeffries-abrego-garcia

[newdeal2]

1. This lack of strategy is more than concerning

Just because Trump has low approvals now does not mean voters are going to reward Dems in two years. Especially if they stay silent.

This is political malpractice IMO.

[Kid Berwyn]

8. Political Malpractice

Results in Constitutional Suicide.

[Mountainguy]

19. Actually there is a very

Strong correlation to presidential approval and opposing party midterm performance.

The US electorate is highly reactive. Elections are essentially referendums on incumbent popularity.

[newdeal2]

21. That's only if you stand for something

The Jeffries/ Schumer strategy is to basically stay out of the way, let Trump inflict maximum pain, and hope it results in electoral disaster.

I personally don’t think that will work and even if it does, the Dem majorities will be smaller than they could be.

[jrthin]

2. Sigh. No conviction in anything? Then the dems wonder why we

poll so low.

[WorkDoctor]

3. Jeffries has been Carville-ized

Don't follow the old coot's plan. I never trusted the man who speaks in triplets that he must have spent hours concocting.

Rump will NOT self-destruct if we only stand by and wait for it to happen. The Dems have to be able to claim the high moral ground on something -- opposing the rendering of people (& emphasize the (sick) children) to off-shore gulags and places unknown can do that. By the way, where's media coverage of the mom and kids in Honduras?

[Lonestarblue]

4. No. Dems need to keep Trump's inhumanity front and center, as well as his willful refusal to obey a court ruling.

Maybe a next trip should be to Honduras to check on the 4-tear-old US citizen with cancer who was illegally deported with no medicine and no legal representation to stay in the US, which is his right.

[c-rational]

5. As long as Kilmar Garcia is alive they should continue the visits, with each one getting louder.

[Autumn]

6. Of course he does, it's such a nuisance . And not to worry his god is still on his throne.

[JBTaurus83]

7. Terrible idea

I believe this keeps the spotlight in the media on that horrible prison.

[leftstreet]

9. "the El Salvador stuff"

JFC

[Johonny]

10. Have these men suddenly got due process

They might all be rapists and drug dealers, but they all deserve due process.

Either we have a rule of law, or fuck it there is no country to pretend to be a congressman of.

[Autumn]

12. Obviously due process doen't matter. It might when they start fund raising for their re election though

Hey did you catch Jefferies and Bookers sit on in the capital steps yesterday? Today in hindsight, that was a waste of time.

[jalan48]

11. What a disappointment. No wonder we are in the position we are today.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. lol wow

[Lulu KC]

14. Did he say that?

I am not finding it in this particular article. It looks to me like another "Dems in disarray" piece.

[JustAnotherGen]

16. My thought too

[GusBob]

18. The article indicates he denies the statement

One can be construed as reading at a 6th grade level if ya dont read the whole article I reckon

[JustAnotherGen]

15. 1. I'd like to know who the sources are and

2. If this is indeed true - then he's wrong.

[Wanderlust988]

17. I think going to El Salvador is overkill. The issue is in the courts.

It makes it seems that the politicians care more about him than their own constituents. There's nothing politicians accomplish by going there.

[Mountainguy]

20. There is significant downside risk

To these trips. A photo taken with one person. Who ends up being in MS-13 would be a huge fuck up. And considering the hight opportunities to be set up in that exact situation by Trumps buddy down there......seems like something to avoid

[mackdaddy]

22. I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat. Will Rogers 1924

How about if we just do what is RIGHT?

I am sure those sternly worded letters are getting the job done...

[Blue Full Moon]

23. Tired of 3rd way helping the gop