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BumRushDaShow

(153,452 posts) Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:18 PM Apr 25

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Matt Gaetz visited El Salvador's mega-prison and saw people drained of hope. He then pitched it to Stephen Miller

Source: The Independent

Friday 25 April 2025 16:47 BST

Matt Gaetz visited the El Salvador mega-prison last summer and pitched the idea of sending migrants there to Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, according to a report. Trump’s failed nominee to lead the Justice Department was invited on a diplomatic visit by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in July 2024, TIME reports.

Bukele made Gaetz an offer during a dinner that he would be willing to imprison migrants that Trump wanted removed from the U.S. inside El Salvador’s notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT, according to the outlet. The next day, Gaetz was given a tour of the facility, which human rights groups have described as a “tropical gulag” rife with abuses.

“The conditions had zapped the inhabitants of any will to fight,” Gaetz told TIME. “It’s tough to see the state of the human condition drained of hope.” Gaetz then pitched the idea of sending migrants to the mega-prison to immigration hardliner Miller, a source told the outlet, who then presented it to Trump.

“One of the reasons I like it is because it would be much less expensive than our prison system, and I think it would actually be a greater deterrent,” Trump said in an interview with TIME.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/matt-gaetz-el-salvador-prison-trump-deportation-b2739596.html

These people are a bunch of craven sickos.

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Matt Gaetz visited El Salvador's mega-prison and saw people drained of hope. He then pitched it to Stephen Miller (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Apr 25 OP

Humans like this are flawed and yet many people admire them. Yuk! walkingman Apr 25 #1

Much worse than flawed... and definitely not human any more. ananda Apr 25 #6

Tom Riddle minus a couple of hoarcruxes MadameButterfly Apr 25 #21

Why in the world would Gaetz ever go there? FakeNoose Apr 25 #2

Hoping to "tour" the female children/young adult housing. n/t flvegan Apr 25 #9

He thought MS-13 meant Ms.13... rubbersole Apr 25 #10

DUzy worthy! Brother Buzz Apr 25 #13

I guess this is where we need to send Gaetz, for alleged raping someone. And what's ever happened to this ? How is it SWBTATTReg Apr 25 #3

It's "tough to see," so let's do it some more! Qutzupalotl Apr 25 #4

Gaetz, Miller, Bukele, Trump-- all simply evil LymphocyteLover Apr 25 #5

Himmler, Goebbels, Heydrich, Eichmann MadameButterfly Apr 25 #22

These people are vile. badhair77 Apr 25 #7

It's a conundrum. ShazzieB Apr 25 #17

If anyone deserves to be there, it's THESE motherfucking fucks Blue Owl Apr 25 #8

Depraved NAZIs Kid Berwyn Apr 25 #11

And Gaetz is a lawyer Grins Apr 25 #12

It's torture and illegal. Call it. MSM is soft peddling as usual. They are un-adjudicated and wrongfully "disappeared Evolve Dammit Apr 25 #14

It might be a deterrent for immigrants Mblaze Apr 25 #15

The problem is they can't find enough rapists and murderers MadameButterfly Apr 25 #23

Drool, drool! dchill Apr 25 #16

Perhaps... Godot51 Apr 25 #18

A good prison in another coutry where the ruler is in your pocket gives them a great opportunity to express themselves. SupportSanity Apr 25 #19

Gaetz loose in El Salvador, I'm positive nothing salacious occurred - yeah, RIGHT. NoMoreRepugs Apr 25 #20

They're channeling Fire Lord Ozai sakabatou Apr 25 #24

They are pure evil karin_sj Apr 25 #25

SCHADENFREUDE PURE AND SIMPLE vapor2 Apr 25 #26

Miller based the current situation on the 50s "Operation Wetback." Miles Archer Apr 25 #27

Gaetz should have his obnoxious ass in prison. oasis Apr 25 #28

Bukele made Gaetz an offer...? 3825-87867 Apr 26 #29

greaseball to greaseball, as it were. Godot51 Apr 26 #30

walkingman

(9,283 posts)

1. Humans like this are flawed and yet many people admire them. Yuk!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:20 PM

Apr 25

ananda

(31,885 posts)

6. Much worse than flawed... and definitely not human any more.

Reply to walkingman (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:52 PM

Apr 25

They have completely lost their humanity.

MadameButterfly

(3,008 posts)

21. Tom Riddle minus a couple of hoarcruxes

Reply to ananda (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:10 PM

Apr 25

FakeNoose

(37,486 posts)

2. Why in the world would Gaetz ever go there?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:24 PM

Apr 25

... unless Chump's campaign team asked him to.

flvegan

(65,027 posts)

9. Hoping to "tour" the female children/young adult housing. n/t

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:44 PM

Apr 25

rubbersole

(9,877 posts)

10. He thought MS-13 meant Ms.13...

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:45 PM

Apr 25

...with fake IDs unnecessary.

Brother Buzz

(38,473 posts)

13. DUzy worthy!

Reply to rubbersole (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:56 PM

Apr 25

SWBTATTReg

(25,346 posts)

3. I guess this is where we need to send Gaetz, for alleged raping someone. And what's ever happened to this ? How is it

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:25 PM

Apr 25

that if someone is involved w/ politics, they literally get away w/ crap that is buried forever?

Qutzupalotl

(15,357 posts)

4. It's "tough to see," so let's do it some more!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:41 PM

Apr 25

Crazytown

LymphocyteLover

(8,059 posts)

5. Gaetz, Miller, Bukele, Trump-- all simply evil

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:44 PM

Apr 25

MadameButterfly

(3,008 posts)

22. Himmler, Goebbels, Heydrich, Eichmann

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:16 PM

Apr 25

and Hitler of course

badhair77

(4,876 posts)

7. These people are vile.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:55 PM

Apr 25

Is it wrong of me to want to see them suffer in interminable pain.

ShazzieB

(20,767 posts)

17. It's a conundrum.

Reply to badhair77 (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:30 PM

Apr 25

On the one hand, I believe in principle that it's wrong to wish ill on another person. Bit it's awfully hard not to wish ill on people who wish it on so many others and do their utmost to make it happen.

Blue Owl

(56,376 posts)

8. If anyone deserves to be there, it's THESE motherfucking fucks

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:35 PM

Apr 25

Kid Berwyn

(20,490 posts)

11. Depraved NAZIs

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:45 PM

Apr 25

Losers.

Grins

(8,408 posts)

12. And Gaetz is a lawyer

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:47 PM

Apr 25

Evolve Dammit

(20,695 posts)

14. It's torture and illegal. Call it. MSM is soft peddling as usual. They are un-adjudicated and wrongfully "disappeared

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:22 PM

Apr 25

Mblaze

(572 posts)

15. It might be a deterrent for immigrants

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:26 PM

Apr 25

But it's a boost for Republican evil in the world.

MadameButterfly

(3,008 posts)

23. The problem is they can't find enough rapists and murderers

Reply to Mblaze (Reply #15)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:19 PM

Apr 25

How do you deter honest green card holding legal immigrants who are fleeing terrible conditions elsewhere?
Most of them will come anyway. They might learn not to get tattoos. The people who will stop coming are the ones who aren't desperate: the tourists.

dchill

(42,441 posts)

16. Drool, drool!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:27 PM

Apr 25

Godot51

(479 posts)

18. Perhaps...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:31 PM

Apr 25

.. he should have been detained.

SupportSanity

(1,446 posts)

19. A good prison in another coutry where the ruler is in your pocket gives them a great opportunity to express themselves.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:37 PM

Apr 25

How can they NOT find this absolutely irresistable?
This is who they are. NOTHING different than Nazis other than they speak english.

To be able to watch human suffering and truly enjoy it? Heaven.....

Let's order up some more......

NoMoreRepugs

(11,359 posts)

20. Gaetz loose in El Salvador, I'm positive nothing salacious occurred - yeah, RIGHT.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 07:04 PM

Apr 25

sakabatou

(44,788 posts)

24. They're channeling Fire Lord Ozai

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:41 PM

Apr 25

"Yes, you're right. We need to destroy their hope."
-Fire Lord Ozai on how to demoralize the Earth Kingdom

karin_sj

(1,216 posts)

25. They are pure evil

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:31 PM

Apr 25

Every single one of them.

vapor2

(2,430 posts)

26. SCHADENFREUDE PURE AND SIMPLE

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:36 PM

Apr 25

Miles Archer

(19,443 posts)

27. Miller based the current situation on the 50s "Operation Wetback."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 11:36 PM

Apr 25

The Kilmar Abrego Garcia situation should have been an expected outcome by anyone familiar with the Eisenhower-era program. Wrongful deportations of people living here legally were part of what happened. We know Miller doesn't care because he's the chief cheerleader for the real dog whistle under Trump's "Make America Great Again" fetish (TRUE MESSAGE: MAKE AMERICA WHITE AGAIN).

oasis

(52,322 posts)

28. Gaetz should have his obnoxious ass in prison.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 11:43 PM

Apr 25

I eagerly await the day it finally happens.

3825-87867

(1,407 posts)

29. Bukele made Gaetz an offer...?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 04:50 AM

Apr 26

BEFORE trump won?
It would seem probably Gaetz already KNEW Trump would win and told Bukele...that the fix was in.

Just a thought.

Godot51

(479 posts)

30. greaseball to greaseball, as it were.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 05:03 AM

Apr 26

Shit sticks together, too.

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