Amid the Legacy Media’s willful omission of Patty Morin’s brutal reconstruction of the timeline of her daughter’s murder at the White House Briefing Room, we get a glimmer of intellectual honesty: Telemundo correspondent Lourdes Hurtado asserting inconvenience at having to note Morin’s presence to begin with.
Watch as Hurtado dismisses the horrendous murder of Rachel Morin as “having nothing to do whatsoever” with the matter at hand: the whole of media’s continued advocacy for deported MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia:
INTELLECTUAL HONESTY: Telemundo correspondent Lourdes Hurtado is salty about Patty Morin taking the podium at The White House, whining that Rachel Morin’s horrendous murder had “nothing to do whatsoever” with the deported MS-13 gangbanger known to the media as “Maryland Dad”. pic.twitter.com/ihAdQh2hDp
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LOURDES HURTADO: After her statements, the White House spokesperson invited the mother of a woman murdered by an undocumented Salvadoran immigrant to take the podium, a case that has nothing to do whatsoever with that of Kilmar Abrego. The spokeswoman also criticized Maryland Democratic Senator Chris van Hollen for traveling to El Salvador to try to secure Kilmar’s release. Clearly, the White House remains firm in not allowing him to return to the United States.
The preceding statements to which Hurtado refers are White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s recount of the domestic violence allegations against Abrego García. It is then that Hurtado huffily addresses the inconvenience of having to acknowledge Morin, without so much as uttering Rachel’s name.
Of course, Hurtado has it backwards. The brutal rape and murder of Rachel Morin has EVERYTHING to do with “Maryland Dad”, inasmuch as they are both the byproduct of an intentionally broken border, made exponentially worse by the previous administration.
To acknowledge the words spoken by Patty Morin, in addition to just whining about her presence, would have meant mentioning the conviction of Rachel’s murderer by a Maryland jury, which the media didn’t do, either. Doing so would prove disruptive to what matters most to Spanish-language Legacy Media: keeping the border as open as possible for as long as possible. And that is simply disgusting.
Click “expand” to view the full transcript as aired on Noticias Telemundo en la Noche on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
ARANTXA LOIZAGA: The case of Kilmar Abrego García, mistakenly deported to prison in El Salvador, has been the subject of protests during town halls held by Republican members of Congress.
MANIFESTANTE: FREE KILMAR! FREE KILMAR! FREE KILMAR!
LOIZAGA: In Georgia, shouting “free Kilmar,” protesters rebuked Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Three people here were arrested. However, today The White House defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego and not only insisted that he has gang affiliations, but also showed an accusation of domestic violence. Lourdes Hurtado joins us with the details that are known so far. Lourdes, go ahead. Good evening.
LOURDES HURTADO: Good evening. Arantxa. That’s right. Today the White House spokesperson called out the media and the Democratic Party for describing Kilmar Abrego García as a “father from Maryland.” He affirmed that the Salvadoran, mistakenly deported, will not live in the United States again, reiterating that he is a foreign terrorist member of the MS-13 gang- although his lawyers and his family have said on multiple occasions that this accusation is false and that he has no criminal record. Let’s listen to Karoline Leavitt’s statements about his arrest in 2019.
KAROLINE LEAVITT: And when Kilmar Abrego García was originally arrested, he was wearing a sweatshirt with rolls of money covering the ears, mouths and eyes of presidents on various currency denominations. This is a known MS-13 gang symbol of “hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil.
HURTADO: She also stated that he was arrested along with two other alleged members of the MS-13 gang. That police report indicates that a reliable source told authorities that he belonged to the criminal organization. In the 2019 document, a detective stated that Abrego García was detained in connection with a murder investigation. However, he was never charged and as we have reported, has no criminal record. This afternoon, the White House spokesperson also accused the Salvadoran of domestic violence and showed documents from a Maryland court. Let’s listen.
LEAVITT: …that Abrego García’s wife petitioned for an order of protection against him for two instances of domestic violence in May of 2021. And here is the order- right here.
HURTADO: That court document from May 2021 indicates that he was accused of assault, punching and scratching his wife, Jennifer Vázquez. She has responded in a statement. She explained that she was a victim of domestic violence in a previous relationship and after a disagreement with Kilmar, she sought that injunction in a preventative way. The situation did not escalate, and that is why she did not follow up on the civil process in court. She said that her marriage was strengthened after that incident, and that what happened is not justification for him to be deported. After her statements, the White House spokesperson invited the mother of a woman murdered by an undocumented Salvadoran immigrant to take the podium, a case that has nothing to do whatsoever with that of Kilmar Abrego. The spokeswoman also criticized Maryland Democratic Senator Chris van Hollen for traveling to El Salvador to try to secure Kilmar’s release. Clearly, the White House remains firm in not allowing him to return to the United States. Arantxa.
LOIZAGA: Lourdes, thank you very much. We will follow up on this case.
