If you ever find yourself wanting to release more inmates than John Fetterman or Mandela Barnes, you’ve gone too far.
But that’s where Joe Biden has found himself. A newly resurfaced clip from 2019 shows Biden committing to releasing “more than” half of the nation’s inmates — roughly 1 million convicted or charged criminals.
"Do you commit to cutting incarceration by 50 percent?
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 31, 2022
BIDEN, 2019: "We can do it more than that!" pic.twitter.com/Aa6GhXRek0
Biden isn’t alone. It’s now “sexy” for prominent Democrats to support releasing prisoners en masse.
Fetterman has repeatedly advocated for releasing one-third of Pennsylvania inmates while Barnes promised to let out half of Wisconsin prisoners. Tim Ryan, Pete Buttigieg, and Beto O’Rourke all pledged to release 50 percent of inmates, and Kamala Harris committed to “drastically reducing our prison population.” Ryan even said he was “all for” releasing “all the nonviolent criminals” — which would include fentanyl dealers.
These Democrats don’t care that crime is tearing apart communities across the country.
Democrats will always put criminals first. But in one week, Americans have the opportunity to reject this radicalism.
