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Trump previously displayed a photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's hand tattoos - a marijuana leaf, a smiley face, a cross, and a skull - as evidence of his involvement with the gang MS-13. Text spelling out M-S-1-3 was added above the symbols.

When an interviewer for ABC News told Trump that the tattoos were interpreted as MS-13, Trump replied, "Terry, Terry, don't do that. It says M-S-one-three". When the interviewer pushed back that the text was photoshopped, Trump insulted him, "That was photoshopped? Terry, you can't do that. Hey, they're giving you the interview of a lifetime. I picked you because, frankly, I never heard of you but that's ok [...] He had MS-13 tattooed [...] He had M-S, as clear as you can be. Not interpreted. This is why people no longer believe the news, because it's fake news.

References

• President Trump the First 100 Days: The Interview in the Oval Office (abc.com)
• Experts cast doubt on Trump's claim that Abrego Garcia's finger tattoos prove MS-13 membership (cbsnews.com)