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Summary

Trump reportedly held up a digitally altered image of the hand of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was deported by the Trump administration, in an attempt to prove Garcia is a gang member.

Trump can be seen holding a printed-out photo... demonstrating that "MS-13" is tattooed across his knuckles.

"This is the hand of the man that the Democrats feel should be brought back," Trump posted. However, many have pointed out that the image appears photoshopped.

"MS-13 looks like it was typed on the photo." "Needing to have a photo doctored... is definitely something a psychopath would do."

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[–] SSNs4evr@leminal.space 10 points 6 days ago

Trump - "I bet photoshop is one of those computer thingies...I definitely didn't use that."

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago (8 children)

Who do I trust?

A lying asswipe who wouldn't know the truth if it slapped him in his orange face?

A man I don't know that has been sent to a foreign nation's prison for no reason?

Easy choice.

[–] Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

the individual is not the issue. it's the process. i'm not going to go to bat for some rando who might very well be involved in nefarious shit, but i will damn sure defend the idea that every person is allowed a chance to defend themself. this is the issue. people need to stop treating this dude like a saint. it could very well backfire.

in fact, leftists and liberals in general need to stop automatically assuming the opposite of everything a conservative claims is true. that's a fucking trap and it's illogical.

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[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

You mean the US government had someone they considered a terrorist and instead of holding them, they released them?

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Also, weren't they already claiming he was part of some Venezuelan gang? MS-13 is an American gang of jailed Latinos.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I really have to think at this point there's some really heinous shit they're doing while everyone hyperfocuses on this. It's the only logical reason they'd keep up the charade after it's been proven it's absolute fucking bullshit.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

I mean at least he didn't use a sharpie this time....

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Can someone make a photo of trump holding up a photo of himself with a MS-13 tatoo, plz?

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Never mind the top, what's up with the words underneath? No one would have their tattoo pics labeled for clarity like that.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

Actually these supposed to explain his tattoos, but the whole thing is still flimsy, see: https://lemm.ee/comment/19828278

[–] superkret@feddit.org 6 points 6 days ago

Even if it wasn't, it would still be won't to kidnap and throw him into a concentration camp without due process.

[–] RizzoTheSmall@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You wanna bring up possibility of criminal history as an argument against someone being entitled to their rights as a US citizen? Let's not throw big and obvious stones in very precarious glass houses.

[–] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Does the shadow in the belly button match the shadow cast by the hand? Does he have an "outie"? Caveat: I'm not a Photoshop sleuth

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago

A TATTOO?! GUILTY! FEED HIM TO THE LIONS!

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Oh my god that looks so fake. The MS13 is so to clean and clear.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

These people are so fucking stupid. Footage from the Van Hollan meeting will come out soon and show this is clearly not a thing.

[–] boughtmysoul@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Absolute baby-town frolics.

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