#ms13

Ben Blanchet at HuffPost:

Donald Trump’s interview with ABC News’ Terry Moran featured a bonkers moment on Tuesday when the president appeared to suggest that an edited photo depicting tattoos of Kilmar Ábrego García was the real deal. Trump — in an interview marking the 100th day of his second term — told Moran that Ábrego García, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran prison, had MS-13 “tattooed” on his knuckles in a printed picture he shared from the Oval Office earlier this month. “It says ‘MS-13,’” Trump asserted. “That was Photoshop, so let me just —,” Moran said. “That was Photoshop? Terry, you can’t do that,” replied Trump, who went on to argue that MS-13 is as “clear as you can be” on Ábrego García. The photo shows the text symbols “M,” “S,” “1” and “3” digitally added above tattoos of a marijuana leaf, a smiley face, a cross and a skull, respectively. Moments earlier, Moran swiftly hit back at Trump’s claim about Ábrego García, whose family and attorneys have denied that he’s a gang member. “He had MS-13 on his knuckles, tattooed,” Trump said. “He had some tattoos interpreted that way. But let’s move on,” Moran said. “Wait a minute. Hey, Terry, Terry, Terry. Don’t do that,” replied Trump before Moran continued. “He did not have the letter, ‘M,’ ‘S,’ ‘1,’ ‘3,’” Moran noted. It’s not entirely clear if Trump meant that “MS-13” was literally tattooed on Ábrego García’s knuckles, or if the images simply represented “MS-13.” The photo has led to mixed analysis, with some believing that the Trump administration intended for the text symbols to be a legend of sorts for the tattoos.

Petulant jerk Donald Trump acted like a class clown in front of ABC’s Terry Moran, even after being called out over his usage of a manipulated picture to justify the deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García to baselessly paint him as “MS-13.”

See Also:

The Guardian: Trump pressures journalist Moran to accept doctored photo as real: ‘Why don’t you just say yes?’

HuffPost: Donald Trump Jumps On Chance To Belittle ABC News Reporter Terry Moran And It's So Predictable

Daily Kos: Trump's belief in doctored 'MS-13' image suggests frail mental state

Interview, via ABC News:

Chris Van Hollen