Hakeem Jeffries High-Tails It Away From Question On Democrats’ Future El Salvador Travel Plans

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries dodged a question Thursday about whether he wants members of his caucus to travel to El Salvador in the future to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the suspected MS-13 gang member deported by the Trump administration in March.

Anti-Trump news outlet The Bulwark reported Wednesday that Jeffries is privately discouraging Democrats from traveling to El Salvador to check on Garcia after earlier visits from Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and several House Democrats generated substantial negative press, but a New York Times reporter subsequently stated that sources told her it is “very much not the case.” An unidentified reporter asked Jeffries point blank whether or not he supports Democrats traveling to El Salvador during his weekly press conference, and Jeffries dodged the question. (RELATED: ‘We Gotta Keep Fighting This’: James Carville Calls For Dems To Make Their ‘Top Agenda’ Returning Alleged MS-13 Member)

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“Mr. Leader, can you just clarify your position with a simple yes or no, do you support your members going to El Salvador, particularly in terms of the situation involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia?” asked a reporter in attendance.