When an American congressman starts threatening foreign allies for cooperating with our own president, that’s not strategy—it’s sabotage. And yet, here we are. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) went on record warning countries like El Salvador not to work with President Trump… or else. Let that sink in.

Apparently, maintaining American progress isn’t the goal anymore—punishing the world for respecting President Trump is. Raskin’s words aren’t just posturing. They reveal a Democratic party so bitter over losing power, it’s willing to jeopardize America’s global relationships just to get in the last word.

And as if proving Raskin’s instability, four Democrats just decided to play do-it-yourself diplomat—flying to El Salvador to visit a convicted gang member—and got promptly shut down. Yes, Democrats tried to go rogue. And yes, El Salvador slammed the door in their faces.

Raskin’s revenge: diplomacy by threat

Speaking on “Pod Save America,” Rep. Raskin dropped this stinger aimed at foreign leaders daring to engage with the Trump administration: “If and when we come back to power—and we will—we are not going to look kindly upon people who facilitated authoritarianism in our country.”

Let’s decode that. By “authoritarianism,” Raskin clearly means President Donald Trump—duly elected by American citizens in 2024. His implication: If your country cooperates with our president, Democrats will come for you later. This isn’t foreign policy. It’s a political hit list dressed up as diplomacy.

Worse yet, Raskin seemed to endorse punishing foreign nations by cutting aid or even prosecuting officials who don’t toe the Democratic Party line. All because El Salvador had the audacity to honor its own justice system and work with the administration that’s actually in power.

So much for “protecting democracy.”

El Salvador tells the Democrats: No entry

If Raskin’s threat sounded unhinged, what happened next was downright humiliating for the left. Four Democratic lawmakers—Robert Garcia (CA), Maxwell Frost (FL), Yassamin Ansari (AZ), and Maxine Dexter (OR)—flew to El Salvador to play part-time emissaries. Their goal? Get face time with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man with alleged MS-13 ties who was deported under the Trump administration.

But there was a hiccup. Chairman James Comer (R-KY) had denied the trip’s authorization, meaning they weren’t traveling in an official capacity. And President Bukele’s government wasn’t about to bend the rules for an unsolicited public-relations stunt masquerading as diplomacy.

From ‘The Daily Wire’:

“El Salvador just denied Democrats from meeting with the MS-13 gang member because they didn’t travel to the country in an official capacity. I will never authorize a penny of taxpayer dollars to send Democrats to El Salvador for a photo-op & margaritas,” Comer wrote on X.

That right there is a masterclass in boundaries—and budget control.

Democracy via selfie? Don’t drink the slogan

Unshaken, the Democrats recorded dramatic videos outside the embassy, insisting they were “fighting for democracy.” That narrative might hold if they hadn’t flown out to advocate for someone convicted of violent crime and deported through due process.

This is the same party that calls border enforcement “inhumane” while defending MS-13 suspects overseas. They demand taxpayer funding to fly halfway across the world but scoff when local police enforce laws at home.

No surprise, though. These are the same people who tried to impeach a president twice and weaponized committees to chase political ghosts. Now they’re scrambling through overseas motel lobbies looking for moral victories, only to be turned away by governments actually focused on their own citizens.

Meanwhile, President Trump sits in the Oval Office, picking up the phone—and actually getting answers.

World leaders prefer strength to sulking

El Salvador’s refusal wasn’t just an airport snafu; it was a message. A message that nations are moving on. They admire resolution, not resentment. And under President Trump, that means clearer borders, mutual respect, and diplomacy grounded in strength—not sob stories.

President Bukele met with Trump recently and confirmed his decision to maintain Abrego Garcia’s incarceration locally. That’s how sovereign nations work—by respecting each other’s systems, not letting two-way diplomacy get hijacked by congressional vanity trips.

The Democrats didn’t just get turned away by a foreign government—they got exposed. They no longer hold the reins of power in Washington, and other nations know it. And with every ill-advised, unauthorized excursion, they remind the world they’re the party of complaints—not competence.

Key Takeaways:

• Democrats are now threatening allied nations for cooperating with President Trump’s administration.
• Four House Democrats tried to meet an MS-13 suspect in El Salvador and were denied by the government.
• Rep. Raskin’s foreign policy warning signals desperation, not leadership—and it’s hurting U.S. credibility.
• Meanwhile, President Trump is building strong, respectful alliances while the left plays diplomatic dress-up.

Sources: Daily Wire, The Post Millennial