During his confirmation hearing, DEA administrator-designate Terry Cole contested claims from liberal media that Kilmar Abrego Garcia lacked tattoos associated with MS-13. Senator Lindsey Graham highlighted tattoo images, to which Cole affirmed their connection to the gang. This came amid President Trump's denial of allegations that images shared by the White House were altered, emphasizing the importance of the tattoos in identifying gang affiliations. The back-and-forth highlighted tensions between the administration and media regarding representations of gang-related individuals.
Based on your time as a DEA agent in the field, particularly in Mexico, these tattoos are consistent with MS-13 associations? Yes, sir, that's correct.
During a heated interview with ABC News that aired Tuesday night, Trump had pushed back when anchor Terry Moran claimed that pictures previously shared by the White House of the alleged MS-13 gang member were photo-shopped.
Terry, you're not being very nice. That was Photoshop?
With this particular one, no sir, the DEA nom affirmed.
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