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🎥 “If we’ve learned anything, it should be that you cannot transform a society by force,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Breaking Points, warning of the long record of U.S. regime-change failures. The Trump administration, he said, has dropped even the pretense of values-based foreign policy. “If you look... show more

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen traces his worldview to growing up overseas in a U.S. diplomatic family, and to witnessing firsthand the consequences of American power. He recalls traveling as a young Senate staffer into Kurdish areas near Iraq’s border after Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons, at a time when the U.S. had backed Baghdad. “I believe in the power of America’s example, not just the power of our military,” Van Hollen told Breaking Points, warning that U.S. hypocrisy—then and now—has lasting consequences. Senator Chris Van Hollen | Ryan Grim | Krystal Ball

Sen. Chris Van Hollen traces his worldview to growing up overseas in a U.S. diplomatic family, and to witnessing firsthand the consequences of American power. He recalls traveling as a young Senate staffer into Kurdish areas near Iraq’s border after Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons, at a time when the U.S. had backed Baghdad. “I believe in the power of America’s example, not just the power of our military,” Van Hollen told Breaking Points, warning that U.S. hypocrisy—then and now—has lasting consequences. Senator Chris Van Hollen | Ryan Grim | Krystal Ball

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen pointed to Pakistan as a stark example of U.S. hypocrisy in foreign policy, citing Washington’s backing of military rule after Imran Khan’s removal. “It’s hard to call Pakistan a democracy,” he said, acknowledging it as one of several examples where U.S. is “saying one thing and doing another.” Under Trump, he added, even the pretense is gone: “You have an administration that just very explicitly has thrown the whole idea that America stands for these principles overboard,” a double standard that “undermines our strength around the world, especially in the Global South.” Senator Chris Van Hollen | Ryan Grim | Krystal Ball

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Breaking Points he does not accept AIPAC money and says Democrats should be held accountable for failing to challenge U.S. support for Israel’s assault on Gaza. Looking ahead to the 2028 U.S. presidential race, he says it should matter where candidates for the highest office “stood on this question of conscience.” Senator Chris Van Hollen | Ryan Grim | Krystal Ball

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🎥 Ryan Grim asks Senator Chris Van Hollen whether he plans to run for president in 2028. Van Hollen said his focus is on defining what Democrats should stand for, calling “the inequality of wealth and power” the central crisis in the U.S., and citing major tax reform proposals he plans to reintroduce as a key part of addressing it. He also confirmed he recently spoke at Iowa’s Polk County Steak Fry—a long-standing stop for presidential hopefuls—where he argued Democrats must go beyond opposing Trump and show they are “not the party of the status quo,” but willing to break with special interests and fight for working people. Senator Chris Van Hollen | Ryan Grim | Krystal Ball

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🔥 Senator Chris Van Hollen drops a direct challenge to the Trump Administration: "Last week, I told Secretary Rubio that he was part of the most corrupt Admin in American history. They are selling American security, prosperity, & innovation to enrich the Trump family & his billionaire buddies. They must be held accountable for this blatant grift."

🔥 Senator Chris Van Hollen drops a direct challenge to the Trump Administration: "Last week, I told Secretary Rubio that he was part of the most corrupt Admin in American history. They are selling American security, prosperity, & innovation to enrich the Trump family & his billionaire buddies. They must be held accountable for this blatant grift."

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) tells Margaret Brennan “it's my view that the Trump administration has been lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs from coming to the United States.” He added that Democrats support stopping drug trafficking in the region, but “this, from the beginning, has been about getting rid of Maduro, grabbing Venezuela's oil for American oil companies and Trump's billionaire buddies.”

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Sen. Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump's entire foreign policy is corrupt. Russia, the Middle East, and now Venezuela is all about making money for his friends. Wall Street and the oil industry can make a lot of money off of Venezuela if they run it."

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NEW: Maryland Senator Senator Chris Van Hollen says his request made to the VP of El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia was denied. The senator said he was told by the Vice President "you need to make earlier provisions to visit CECOT.” Van Hollen says he wasn’t able to meet with Abrego Garcia or have a phone conversation with him. The Vice President told him if the American Embassy were to ask "maybe that could happen." —Van Hollen says he will make the request to the embassy. The senator is now calling on Nayib Bukele to let Abrego Garcia “walk out” of the prison and come back to the U.S. saying he was abducted. The Trump administration maintains that Abrego Garcia is a member of MS-13. President Bukele says he is not going to release Abrego Garcia to smuggle him into the U.S.

NEW: Maryland Senator Senator Chris Van Hollen says his request made to the VP of El Salvador to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia was denied. The senator said he was told by the Vice President "you need to make earlier provisions to visit CECOT.” Van Hollen says he wasn’t able to meet with Abrego Garcia or have a phone conversation with him. The Vice President told him if the American Embassy were to ask "maybe that could happen." —Van Hollen says he will make the request to the embassy. The senator is now calling on Nayib Bukele to let Abrego Garcia “walk out” of the prison and come back to the U.S. saying he was abducted. The Trump administration maintains that Abrego Garcia is a member of MS-13. President Bukele says he is not going to release Abrego Garcia to smuggle him into the U.S.

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CONFIRMED: Van Hollen Is Doubling Down on the Garcia Case—Blames Trump for Not Picking Up the Phone to Get Him Back They really are going to die on the MS-13 hill, aren’t they? But here’s what Van Hollen’s missing: No one wants this guy back—except a few radical Democrat voices. Senator Chris Van Hollen just went on CNN to defend Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien and known MS-13 gang member deported under President Trump. He claims Trump could bring him back with a single phone call: “Of course he can. Don’t believe a word you hear about, you know, the Trump administration trying really hard to get him back and the government of El Salvador saying, no.” Van Hollen says El Salvador’s vice president told him: “They said the ball is in America’s court. They said the only reason they’re holding him is that the Trump administration is paying them.” Which is in direct contrast what El Salvador’s President Bukele has said. Then he blamed Trump for doing nothing: “Just ask Donald Trump. Who in the last 48 hours, he said he could pick up the phone on the Resolute Desk and call El Salvador to bring Abrego Garcia home.” But here’s the kicker. All of a sudden, Democrats are strict Jeffersonian constitutionalists—when it suits their agenda: “It’s not all about one man, Abrego Garcia. It’s if you violate his constitutional rights, you threaten them for everybody who lives in America.”

CONFIRMED: Van Hollen Is Doubling Down on the Garcia Case—Blames Trump for Not Picking Up the Phone to Get Him Back They really are going to die on the MS-13 hill, aren’t they? But here’s what Van Hollen’s missing: No one wants this guy back—except a few radical Democrat voices. Senator Chris Van Hollen just went on CNN to defend Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien and known MS-13 gang member deported under President Trump. He claims Trump could bring him back with a single phone call: “Of course he can. Don’t believe a word you hear about, you know, the Trump administration trying really hard to get him back and the government of El Salvador saying, no.” Van Hollen says El Salvador’s vice president told him: “They said the ball is in America’s court. They said the only reason they’re holding him is that the Trump administration is paying them.” Which is in direct contrast what El Salvador’s President Bukele has said. Then he blamed Trump for doing nothing: “Just ask Donald Trump. Who in the last 48 hours, he said he could pick up the phone on the Resolute Desk and call El Salvador to bring Abrego Garcia home.” But here’s the kicker. All of a sudden, Democrats are strict Jeffersonian constitutionalists—when it suits their agenda: “It’s not all about one man, Abrego Garcia. It’s if you violate his constitutional rights, you threaten them for everybody who lives in America.”

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Artemis II chief astronaut Reid Weisman gave a shoutout to the state of Maryland and his alma mater, Dulaney High School, after Sen. Chris Van Hollen asked a question during a call with the crew of the spacecraft heading back toward Earth. "Lots of love," Weisman said about the state of Maryland before offering his advice to students at Dulaney and across the country. 🎥: Senator Chris Van Hollen on X

Artemis II chief astronaut Reid Weisman gave a shoutout to the state of Maryland and his alma mater, Dulaney High School, after Sen. Chris Van Hollen asked a question during a call with the crew of the spacecraft heading back toward Earth. "Lots of love," Weisman said about the state of Maryland before offering his advice to students at Dulaney and across the country. 🎥: Senator Chris Van Hollen on X

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JUST NOW - SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN IN EL SALVADOR: If you listen to Trump, you'd think Abrego Garcia is part of MS-13. But they haven't found that. They had no evidence. He is LEGALLY in the United States! In fact, an immigration judge found it would put his life in danger if he was returned to El Salvador. They're lying.

JUST NOW - SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN IN EL SALVADOR: If you listen to Trump, you'd think Abrego Garcia is part of MS-13. But they haven't found that. They had no evidence. He is LEGALLY in the United States! In fact, an immigration judge found it would put his life in danger if he was returned to El Salvador. They're lying.

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🇺🇸 🇸🇩 Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Congress missed an opportunity to use U.S. leverage to help end Sudan’s war after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee rejected two of his amendments on a bill: 1. Block U.S. arms sales and military transfers to the UAE until it is no longer supporting the RSF. 2. Prohibit U.S. military assistance to any country providing weapons to either side of Sudan’s war. Van Hollen says the U.S. “shouldn’t just be talking” about ending the war, but “actually using our leverage,” adding that the Trump administration “claims they want to do something” while refusing to take “some of the basic actions we could take as a country.” Senator Chris Van Hollen | Julian Andreone

🇺🇸 🇸🇩 Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Congress missed an opportunity to use U.S. leverage to help end Sudan’s war after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee rejected two of his amendments on a bill: 1. Block U.S. arms sales and military transfers to the UAE until it is no longer supporting the RSF. 2. Prohibit U.S. military assistance to any country providing weapons to either side of Sudan’s war. Van Hollen says the U.S. “shouldn’t just be talking” about ending the war, but “actually using our leverage,” adding that the Trump administration “claims they want to do something” while refusing to take “some of the basic actions we could take as a country.” Senator Chris Van Hollen | Julian Andreone

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BREAKING: Senator Senator Chris Van Hollen just met with El Salvador's Vice President Félix Ulloa, and get this... The VP told Van Hollen that the reason they are holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia at CECOT is because the Trump administration is paying them to do so. They also provided no evidence that Abrego Garcia is part of MS-13 or committed any crimes, just like the US government has not been able to do. Trump is literally colluding with El Salvador to violate a Supreme Court order, and Republicans are silent!

BREAKING: Senator Senator Chris Van Hollen just met with El Salvador's Vice President Félix Ulloa, and get this... The VP told Van Hollen that the reason they are holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia at CECOT is because the Trump administration is paying them to do so. They also provided no evidence that Abrego Garcia is part of MS-13 or committed any crimes, just like the US government has not been able to do. Trump is literally colluding with El Salvador to violate a Supreme Court order, and Republicans are silent!

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BREAKING: Senator Senator Chris Van Hollen on the Senate floor just ahead of a vote to hold Trump and the government of El Salvador accountable for their conspiracy to violate the due process rights of people living in the U.S. If you can't agree with what he's saying here, you might as well move to El Salvador yourselves.

BREAKING: Senator Senator Chris Van Hollen on the Senate floor just ahead of a vote to hold Trump and the government of El Salvador accountable for their conspiracy to violate the due process rights of people living in the U.S. If you can't agree with what he's saying here, you might as well move to El Salvador yourselves.

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102,824 views • 1 year ago

🚨 LMFAO! FBI Director Kash Patel is TOYING with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) HOLLEN: Will you take the test to determine if you have a drinking problem? PATEL: I'll take any test YOU'RE willing to take. HOLLEN: I'll take it! PATEL: Let's go. Let's go, SIDE BY SIDE! 😂 Van Hollen is JOKE of a senator and should resign. He partied with a gangbanger in El Salvador, and thinks HE has the moral high ground 🤡 FBI Director Kash Patel

🚨 LMFAO! FBI Director Kash Patel is TOYING with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) HOLLEN: Will you take the test to determine if you have a drinking problem? PATEL: I'll take any test YOU'RE willing to take. HOLLEN: I'll take it! PATEL: Let's go. Let's go, SIDE BY SIDE! 😂 Van Hollen is JOKE of a senator and should resign. He partied with a gangbanger in El Salvador, and thinks HE has the moral high ground 🤡 FBI Director Kash Patel

Eric Daugherty

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