Donald Trump didn’t fairly appear to know one in every of his personal main coverage proposals throughout a Fox Information interview airing on Monday night.
Trump final yr stated he would search the dying penalty for drug sellers if he wins subsequent yr’s election and returns to the White Home.
However throughout the interview with Bret Baier, Trump boasted of giving a presidential pardon to Alice Johnson, who had been in jail for 21 years after being convicted for her position in a cocaine ring.
Baier stepped in with a fact-check.
“However she’d be killed underneath your plan,” he interjected.
Trump appeared flustered.
“Huh?” he stated.
“As a drug seller,” Baier started.
“No, no, no,” Trump shot again. “Underneath my? Oh, underneath that? Uhhhh… it might depend upon the severity.”
However he continued to battle as he tried to reconcile the pardon together with his proposal:
Trump’s critics slammed him over the alternate: