Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Thursday dismissed claims that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistreated during his time in El Salvador's custody.

He also cast blame on the "mainstream media" and "crumbling Western judiciary" for claims he said have been accepted as truth without evidence.

"But the man wasn’t tortured, nor did he lose weight. In fact, photos show he gained weight while in detention," Bukele wrote Thursday on the social platform X. "There’s plenty of footage from different days, including his meeting with [Democratic Maryland] Senator Van Hollen, who himself confirmed the man seemed fine."

He added, "If he’d been tortured, sleep-deprived, and starved, why does he look so well in every picture? Why would he gain weight? Why are there no bruises, or even dark circles under his eyes?"

The Salvadoran leader paired the post with a video and photos of Abrego Garcia — who made national........

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