Joe Biden is officially a lame-duck president after Republican candidate Donald Trump won the November election. Trump’s win catapulted him to the top of the sports world, as athletes have recreated his viral “Donald Dance” after big plays.
However, it appears Biden has decided to leave his mark before stepping out of the Oval Office.
“Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and grants 39 pardons in biggest single-day act of clemency in modern US history,” tweeted reported Phillip Lewis on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and grants 39 pardons in biggest single-day act of clemency in modern US history.
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) December 12, 2024
Fans reacted to the monumental move on social media.
“Brava. If a Felon can be President then a felon can be pardoned,” one person wrote on Twitter.
“wow that’s a lot of sentences to handle, hope he had a good coffee before tackling that,” another person joked.
“And when he pardoned Hunter there were Democrats crying that he needed to pardon more Americans knowing he still had a little over a month of his Presidency. I don’t know why they thought he wasn’t going to do this! And look at him, broke a record in doing so!” one person added.
“It is a significant step towards promoting fairness and compassion in the legal system,” one fan added.
“So if Biden gives open ended pardons … doesn’t this mean Trump can do the same? How dumb are leftists?” one fan wrote.
It’ll be interesting to see Trump’s reaction to this move.
About Qwame Skinner
Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.