Donald Trump didnt quite seem to grasp one of his own major policy proposals during a Fox News interview airing on Monday evening.
Trump last year said he would seek the death penalty for drug dealers if he wins next years election and returns to the White House.
But during the interview with Bret Baier , Trump boasted of giving a presidential pardon to Alice Johnson, who had been in prison for 21 years after being convicted for her role in a cocaine ring.
Baier stepped in with a fact-check.
But shed be killed under your plan, he interjected.
Trump seemed flustered.
Huh? he said.
As a drug dealer, Baier began.
No, no, no, Trump shot back. Under my? Oh, under that? Uhhhh... it would depend on the severity.
But he continued to struggle as he tried to reconcile the pardon with his proposal:
Trump gets confused about whether Alice Johnson would have been executed under his "death penalty for drug dealers" proposal.
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) June 20, 2023
He eventually says she no because "you wouldnt go to the past," then says she would never "have been on that phone call" with the death penalty. pic.twitter.com/2FAyIO19P2
Trumps critics slammed him over the exchange:
Huh?
— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) June 21, 2023
Say what?
Who me?
Noooooo.
Really?
Ummm.
Ok, yes, but starting now.
Yeah, yeah. That's it. https://t.co/qfyVSpeaic
Another great Baier moment when Trump is bragging about freeing drug dealer Alice Johnson and Baier points out that Trump now vows to execute all drug dealers. pic.twitter.com/UeXWUzKQQD
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) June 20, 2023
Wow. In all of these years this is the most Ive ever seen Trump flustered in an interview.
— SeanNyberg (@SeanNyberg) June 21, 2023
More so than with any Chris Wallace sit down or Jonathan Swans charts and graphs. https://t.co/jrSFpkFcYR
Awkward. https://t.co/Z4FRHfZCUw
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) June 21, 2023
Trump is deeply confused by an example. https://t.co/bP09QBhoCg
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) June 20, 2023
When you find out you pardoned someone for a crime you now think should command the death penalty. https://t.co/9p4jIlqoCL
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) June 21, 2023
TRUMP: I focused on nonviolent crime I granted Alice Johnson clemency.
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) June 21, 2023
BAIER: Shes technically a drug dealer. Shed be killed under your plan.
TRUMP: Uhhhhhh. pic.twitter.com/yrhtMPnovv
At the end of this clip Trump's actual rebuttal is that his proposal merely calls for the execution of future Alice Johnsons, not *the* Alice Johnson. https://t.co/XB8PNO0phZ
— Matthew Segal (@segalmr) June 21, 2023
Fox News is now holding trump more accountable than CNN. Unbelievable. https://t.co/lv3w8ctdTR
— Renee (@PettyLupone) June 20, 2023
WATCH: Trump FREEZES in the moment and is visibly scrambling for words when Baier reveals that under Trump's new death penalty proposal, nonviolent offender Alice Johnson would have been killed by himpic.twitter.com/UePnhLii7U
— Republican Politics Enjoyer (@RepElections) June 20, 2023
Just a complete clown.
— AG (@AGHamilton29) June 20, 2023
He brags about pardoning a drug dealer, then reinforces his policy to seek death penalty against all drug dealers. When asked about the disconnect, explains it doesnt matter because it will only apply to future drug dealers. https://t.co/eR6lfmqWQR
Sweet Fancy Jesus https://t.co/EgWNLLLSne
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 20, 2023
Blithering morally bankrupt moron. JFC. https://t.co/A7pRs5BFtM
— Bradley Whitford (@BradleyWhitford) June 21, 2023
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