GOP Senator Cops To Deportation 'Screwup'... But Says Man Is 'Never Coming Back'

Sen. John Kennedy also said he'd call out the president if he defies orders to return the man, rulings that the White House has already ignored.

Republican Sen. John Neely Kennedy (La.) admitted that the Trump administration had made a mistake by wrongfully deporting a Maryland man to El Salvador last month.

The politician had lots of excuses for why Kilmar Abrego Garcia didn’t deserve to come home, but he did tell NBC News’ Kristen Welker that the whole situation was “a screwup” during Sunday’s episode of “Meet the Press.”

While Kennedy had a whole list of reasons why Abrego Garcia is “never coming back to the United States,” the senator said his expulsion to El Salvador was an error, albeit a one-off.

“Look, this was a screwup, in my opinion,” he said.

“The administration won’t admit it, but this was a screwup,” Kennedy continued. “Mr. Garcia was not supposed to be sent to El Salvador. He was sent to El Salvador.”