‘You Might Think This Is A Joke, But It’s Not’: ‘Tiger King’ Launches Presidential Bid From Federal Prison

“Tiger King” star Joe Exotic might be serving time in federal prison, but that is not stopping him from exploring his political ambitions — he’s Announced a run President in 2024

Joseph Maldonado-Passage is currently incarcerated serving a 21-year sentence for a murder-for-hire plot targeting big-cat activist Carole Baskin — a sentence that has been reduced by one year since Maldonado-Passage began treatment for cancer. His website contained a statement. Your website He announced his presidential candidacy, but didn’t specify whether he was affiliated with any political party.

“Thank you for your interest in my Campaign. Yes, I know I am in Federal Prison and you might think this is a joke but it’s not. It is my Constitutional right to do this even from here,” The statement was completed. “I have been put here only because of the corruption in the Department of Justice, three felons that were told how to lie under oath to further this agenda, two corrupt Assistant U.S. Attorneys, two corrupt FBI Agents. and one corrupt Federal Wildlife Agent.”

The ex-zookeeper said that he felt well equipped to represent Americans as he had experienced what it was like to have politicians lie to him and was ready to seek answers.

“I am here because I have a world platform to make these politicians listen to your and my concerns and give us some answers for once because all they do is lie to all of us, take our hard earned money calling it taxes, and give it away to foreign countries without them giving us anything back,” He stated.

He concluded by admitting that he had made mistakes in the past — and that he didn’t judge the American people for making mistakes in their past — and asked that people look past that to see what he might be able to do for them.

“So put aside that I am gay, that I am in prison for now, that I used drugs in the past, that I had more than one boyfriend at once and that Carole hates my guts. This all has not a thing to do with me being able to be your voice,” He went on. “The best thing you have going for supporting me is that I am used to fighting my whole life just to get by. I am broke, they have taken everything I ever worked for away, and it’s time we take this country back.”

Maldonado-Passage is not the first to run a presidential campaign while in prison — Eugene V. DebsA socialist, who was incarcerated at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary because he spoke out against the draft during World War I, won almost a million votes in 1920.

“From ‘You Might Think This Is A Joke, But It’s Not’: ‘Tiger King’ Launches Presidential Bid From Federal Prison“

“The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily”

*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases