Rep. Jamie Raskin warned foreign leaders, particularly El Salvador's President Bukele, that facilitating authoritarianism to curry favor with Trump could have consequences when Democrats return to power. He emphasized the need for Democrats to hold accountable those who support Trump's policies. Raskin supported the idea of retaliating against foreign governments cooperating with the Trump administration's controversial deportation practices, even mentioning the possibility of cutting off aid to El Salvador due to its agreements with the U.S. regarding deportations to a notorious prison system.
"Implicit in it should be the idea that if and when we come back to power - and we will - we are not going to look kindly upon people who ... facilitated authoritarianism in our country."
"The whole idea that Bukele doesn't have any power to return an American prisoner who was sent to him under an agreement where he's getting paid $6 million by America is ridiculous."
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