Sen. Van Hollen on ‘Margarita Gate’: ‘Neither of Us Touched the Drinks that Were in Front of Us’

VAN HOLLEN Now I ░░░░░░░░ want to take a ░░░░░░░░ I hadn t planned ░░░░░░░░ do this but as ░░░░░░░░ was landing on the ░░░░░░░░ I got a transcript ░░░░░░░░ some questions President Trump ░░░░░░░░ asked at the White ░░░░░░░░ today about what I ░░░░░░░░ call Margarita Gate I ░░░░░░░░ t know if you ░░░░░░░░ have been following this ░░░░░░░░ President Bukele you know ░░░░░░░░ I met with Kilmar ░░░░░░░░ this tweet showing us ░░░░░░░░ a table with these ░░░░░░░░ glasses So here s ░░░░░░░░ happened When I first ░░░░░░░░ down with Kilmar we ░░░░░░░░ had glasses of water ░░░░░░░░ the table I think ░░░░░░░░ some coffee And as ░░░░░░░░ were talking one of ░░░░░░░░ government people came over ░░░░░░░░ deposited two other glasses ░░░░░░░░ the table with ice ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ it was salt or ░░░░░░░░ around the top but ░░░░░░░░ looked like Margaritas And ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ they put in front ░░░░░░░░ Kilmar it actually had ░░░░░░░░ little less liquid than ░░░░░░░░ one in me in ░░░░░░░░ of me to try ░░░░░░░░ make it look I ░░░░░░░░ like he drank out ░░░░░░░░ it Let me just ░░░░░░░░ very clear Neither of ░░░░░░░░ touched the drinks that ░░░░░░░░ in front of us ░░░░░░░░ if you want to ░░░░░░░░ a little Sherlock Holmes ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you how ░░░░░░░░ can know that So ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ or the picture I ░░░░░░░░ out from the beginning ░░░░░░░░ our meeting you ll ░░░░░░░░ there are no glasses ░░░░░░░░ the table So you ░░░░░░░░ see in later videos ░░░░░░░░ are on the table ░░░░░░░░ they made a little ░░░░░░░░ for some people who ░░░░░░░░ very careful right If ░░░░░░░░ sip out of one ░░░░░░░░ those glasses some of ░░░░░░░░ it was salt or ░░░░░░░░ would disappear You would ░░░░░░░░ a gap There s ░░░░░░░░ gap Nobody drank any ░░░░░░░░ or sugar water or ░░░░░░░░ it is But this ░░░░░░░░ a lesson into the ░░░░░░░░ that President Bukele will ░░░░░░░░ to deceive people about ░░░░░░░░ s going on And ░░░░░░░░ s also shows the ░░░░░░░░ that the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ the president will go ░░░░░░░░ because when he was ░░░░░░░░ about a Reporter about ░░░░░░░░ he just went along ░░░░░░░░ the ride.”