President Trump wrapped up his trip to Japan by continuing to attack former Vice President Joe Biden for supporting the infamous 1994 “Three Strikes” crime bill that mandated life sentences for criminals convicted of a violent felony after two or more prior convictions, including drug crimes.
The president added: “Anyone associated with the 1994 Crime Bill will not have a chance of being elected. In particular, African Americans will not be able to vote for you. I, on the other hand, was responsible for Criminal Justice Reform, which had tremendous support, & helped fix the bad 1994 Bill!”
Last year, while unveiling a plan to combat the opioid epidemic, Trump ordered the Justice Department to pursue the death penalty for drug traffickers. During his weekend trip to Japan, Trump stirred controversy by praising Kim Jong Un, downplaying North Korea’s missile tests, saying they don’t bother him “personally,” and agreeing with Kim in describing Biden as a “low IQ individual.”
So pardoning war criminals is ok (if Trump does it) , but ...
Just a reminder to everyone that Donald Trump called for the death penalty for five innocent black man in New York City decades ago. And he has never apologized for the fullpage newspaper ad that he took out after they were proven innocent.