President Donald Trump repeatedly clashed with Terry Moran of ABC News about whether Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was deported by the United States government to El Salvador in March disregarding a court order, had “MS13” – representing the MS-13 gang – tattooed on his knuckles.During the ABC interview that aired on April 29, Trump referred to an image he shared on his Truth Social platform on April 18 showing what he said was Abrego Garcia’s tattoo.
The image shows a left hand with four tattoos, one on each finger: a marijuana leaf, a smiley face with the letter X for eyes, a cross, and a skull. It also displays an “M”, “S”, “1”, and a “3” in a printed font above these tattoos. The words describing the pictorial tattoos also appear below each one in a small, printed typeface.
Trump insisted Abrego Garcia’s hand says “MS13”, which Moran said was disputed and that some had said the tattoos were “interpreted that way”. The president said, “Don’t do that. M, S, one, three, it says M, S, one, three.” Advertisement
Moran countered, “That was photoshopped.”
He tried to move on, but Trump continued. “Terry, do you want me to show you the picture?” Trump said. “He had M, S as clear as you can be. Not interpreted.”
After Moran again tried to shift to a question about Ukraine, Trump said Abrego Garcia has “got ‘MS13’ on his knuckl …
