Republicans accused President Joe Biden of being “soft on crime” after the White House announced its decision to commute the sentences of nearly all of President Joe Biden’s federal death row inmates.
Sen. Tom Cotton said, “Joe Biden is a disturbed, corrupt, psychotic failure. The White House is in a state of memory as Biden is being manipulated by corrupt children and a Marxist staff. It has been turned into a health resort. That’s why 37 depraved murderers are receiving lenient justice.” , R-Ark., on X.
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President Joe Biden speaks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, USA on December 10, 2024 (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
Cotton will be the next chairman of the Senate Republican Conference and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
“Unfortunately, the Biden-Harris administration has allowed murderers and rapists to enter our southern border over the past four years,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) told Fox News Digital. When you think about it, this is not surprising.” Joe Biden’s soft record on crime is exactly why voters removed him from office and reelected President Trump on November 5th. ”
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“Violent murderers should not have their sentences commuted,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said on X. “We have to end decriminalization policies.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) called the move “a slap in the face to the families who have suffered untold suffering at the hands of these animals.”
While Republicans expressed displeasure, some Democrats welcomed Biden’s announcement.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (center), accompanied by House Minority Leader Tom Emmer (left) and House Minority Leader Steve Scalise (R), speak during a press conference at the Capitol on November 19. Washington, DC, 2024 (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“The President’s decision today imposes a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole and ensures that these individuals will never again threaten public safety, but it also addresses the myriad issues associated with the death penalty. I do not imply this. I have long advocated for the abolition of the federal death penalty, and I applaud President Biden’s act of justice and mercy, as well as his leadership.” ) said in a statement.
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Rep. Jayapal praised the Biden administration. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“Today is a historic day for America,” Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said in a statement. “Today is a historic day for America. Thank you President Biden for this extraordinary act. This is a discriminatory and fundamental crime.” This is a powerful use of executive action to save lives and achieve justice. ”
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She had previously encouraged the government to take such steps.
Biden’s commutation of death sentences comes after he commuted the sentences of about 1,500 people in one of his largest single-day clemency laws.
Julia Johnson is a political writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, where she leads coverage of the U.S. Senate. She previously served as a political reporter for the Washington Examiner.
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