India, April 30 -- In a surprising claim, President Donald Trump said that he could get back Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador last month. He, however, explained why he is refusing to do so.

The remarks seem to go against what he and his top advisors have said in the past, claiming that the US cannot repatriate Abrego Garcia because he is in the possession of a foreign country, even though the Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration must "facilitate" his homecoming.

"You could get him back. There's a phone on this desk," ABC News reporter Terry Moran told Trump during a primetime interview that aired Tuesday night.

"I could," Trump responded.

When asked if he could ca...