The government’s methods for identifying and deporting people to El Salvador has been criticized heavily already. Lack of things like due process mean innocents like Kilmar Abrego Garcia are being sent to CECOT, a place that people have labeled a death camp. But Fox News star Jesse Watters thinks that’s perfectly fine because Garcia is a Chicago Bulls fan.
By now most know the tragic and disturbing tale of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but for the few who may not be up to speed, Garcia was deported from the U.S. in March of this year. The Trump administration has since admitted that the father who resided in Maryland had been targeted in error and should have never been deported.
Despite this, nothing has been done to bring him back and many in and out the government, have argued that the Department of Homeland Security were right to deport Garcia.
Jesse Watters thinks Garcia’s hat proves he’s part of a gang
Some have maintained that Kilmar was and still is a part of the notorious MS-13 gang despite there being no evidence to actually support this claim. Watters added his voice to the crowd as he suggested that Garcia’s choice in basketball teams somehow proves his allegiance to the gang. Last week the host claimed that wearing a Chicago Bulls hat “means you’re MS-13” and you “hang around with high-ranking gangsters.”
This doesn’t come as a surprise as the Fox News star has repeatedly shown he lacks basic human empathy and actually feels comfortable enough to crack jokes about people being wrongly sent to El Salvador.
Watters is referring to a picture of Garcia from 2019 in which he can be seen wearing a Bulls hat. He goes on to suggest that Garcia has somehow told on himself by supporting a team that is in another state, and also a team that weren’t doing very good that year.
“Garcia is a Bulls fan, but he’s from El Salvador and he lives in Maryland, not Chicago… The Bulls lost 60 games in 2019, so why the hat? Can Garcia name anyone on the team? Anyone on any Bulls team besides Jordan?”
Any sports fan will tell you there’s more to supporting a team than them just being your local team. As for performance, you don’t stop being a fan just because your team has had a bad year. We don’t know how closely Garcia follows sports, it’s true he may not be able to name anyone on the team, but people wear sports merch without being superfans.
It’s ridiculous to claim that the Bulls hat is a signifier that Garcia is a gang member. Watters has absolutely no proof and he’s simply clutching at straws like everyone else in the Trump administration at the moment.
Published: Apr 21, 2025 10:41 am