Eric Swalwell is using small children to boost his profile on Social Media. That seems unsafe.
UPDATE: Last week ICE deported a 6-year-old deaf child WITHOUT allowing him to take his hearing devices. This week my staff flew to Colombia to return those devices.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) March 11, 2026
We gave him his sound.
He gave us that smile. pic.twitter.com/UjjXMWxHWd
So, there is very clearly an adult blurred out to ostensibly protect their privacy, but the kids are front and center and not blurred out. That seems unwise. Do children not deserve medical privacy? Apparently Eric doesn't think so. They are only useful if he can get a social media post patting himself on the back out of it.
Colombia essentially has universal health coverage through its mandatory social health insurance system under Law 100 of 1993. Hearing aids are generally covered under the public benefits package. International shipping would have been less than $200
Also, apparently the child's home country has universal health coverage and they would provide hearing aids.
What was the difference in cost between your staff flying to Columbia and sending them via FedEx? https://t.co/MuIPCCUxbJ
— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) March 11, 2026
If he sent them via Fed Ex, he couldn't get the self-congratulatory photos for his social media post, though.
Same people complaining we wasted tax dollars buying our troops steak are *checks notes* spending tax dollars to fly to Columbia to give illegals hearing aids https://t.co/tDrJ7leEhr
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeaceful) March 11, 2026
Hi Eric, logistics expert here. In 2026 we have several shipping companies that could’ve delivered this for you and saved taxpayers a bunch of money. Anywho you can go back to complaining about feeding the troops https://t.co/bQUhchsWk0
— Rock (@TheCensoredRock) March 11, 2026
IF Democrats cared about American Citizens as much as they care about Illegals, this would be a much better country.
— Sensurround (@ShamashAran) March 11, 2026
Even if I don't vote democrat. https://t.co/EwiEYPQwZL
There are lots of American children who could use new medical devices, too.
But he’s making American airport workers go without paychecks. https://t.co/h56IQazfmX
— AZSuburbs 🏜️🌵 (@noprezzie2012) March 11, 2026
Eric doesn't care about working Americans. That isn't his demographic.
I don’t want to hear a word from Smallwell about cost, expenditures or spending.
— Elon Made Me Join (@ElonJoin839) March 11, 2026
Literally 10’s of thousands of dollars for a plane.
FedEx would’ve been $200 tops, going International Priority, insured.
Great publicity stunt. https://t.co/L6sEBuEPvy
That's all it is about.
You spent taxpayer resources to FLY and hand deliver hearing devices to Colombia, when you could have simply shipped them for a fraction of the cost. What a sad, little grandstanding slug you are, Swalwell. https://t.co/Ba9gmILphA
— The Same Bird (@TSBirdey) March 11, 2026
Swalwell is so slimy.
So you wasted a bunch of taxpayer money instead of driving to the Fedex office?
— Grumpy Tech Bro (@GrumpyTechBro) March 11, 2026
He's not a smart man.
So you’re telling everyone on Twitter dot com that you and your staff wasted thousands of dollars on flights to COLOMBIA to hand deliver hearing aids to an ILLEGAL?!
— Uncle Ted Was Right (@L1v3Fr33_0rD13) March 11, 2026
What an egregious waste of taxpayer resources just to virtue signal. pic.twitter.com/XQFZNEHgHU
He's a waste of space in general.