- Joe Unique was sentenced to 21 years in jail on a murder-for-hire cost.
- In a Fox Information interview, the “Tiger King” star blamed the Trump Administration for his conviction.
- A prerecorded message interrupted the interview, saying, “This name is from a federal jail.”
Joe Unique, the star of Netflix’s “Tiger King,” is adjusting his plans to run for president in 2024 and he has a message for Donald Trump: “Karma’s a bitch, ain’t it?”
Unique, whose actual identify is Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, filed earlier this 12 months to run for president all whereas serving a 21-year sentence for a murder-for-hire plot in an Atlanta federal jail.
The “Tiger King” star beforehand tried and didn’t get a presidential pardon from Trump, and he seems to have held a grudge for being omitted from the pardon listing ever since.
Throughout a telephone interview from Atlanta Penitentiary with Fox Information’ Lawrence Jones, Unique blamed the Trump Administration for placing him behind bars.
“His administration is the one who screwed me over and put me in right here for an agenda to cease you from proudly owning a tiger and petting a child tiger,” he stated. “All I bought to say to him is, ‘Karma’s a bitch, ain’t it?'”
Unique additionally recommended there was no fault with Trump’s indictment regarding a hush-money cost made to a porn star when requested if he believed the fees had been “honest.”
“If the person broke the regulation, he must pay the value,” Unique stated. “No totally different than President Biden or Hunter Biden or Obama or anyone else.”
Shortly after Trump was indicted, Unique welcomed the previous president to the “get together.”
In his closing assertion through the interview, Unique inspired individuals to go to his marketing campaign web site to be taught extra about his platform, however he was lower off as viewers had been inadvertently reminded the place he was calling from.
“This name is from a federal jail,” an automatic voice recording will be heard saying.
—Acyn (@Acyn) April 16, 2023
Unique initially filed to run for president as a Libertarian however announced on April 11 that he can be altering his get together affiliation to Democrat. The Federal Election Fee’s database doesn’t but present that Unique has re-filed to modify his get together.
—Joe Unique (@joe_exotic) April 11, 2023
Unique instructed Fox Information he was turned off by infighting within the Libertarian get together and felt the get together’s views had been “too far on the market.” He then listed a mixture of hot-button conservative and liberal views.
“I consider in pro-choice. I consider within the 2nd Modification. I nonetheless do not consider that anyone underneath 21 ought to have an assault rifle. I consider in LGBTQ. Transgender issues shouldn’t be taking place to youngsters underneath 18,” he stated: “There’s simply views on each aisle that I agree with.”
