Joe Exotic announced from federal prison that he will run for president in the 2024 presidential election.
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On his website, the “Tiger King” star announced his intention to run for president, claiming it is his constitutional right despite being locked up in federal prison. He writes, “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. 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.”
Exotic, also known as Joseph Maldonado, stated that he is running for president because he has a platform to address political concerns: “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 by calling it taxes, and give it away to foreign countries without them giving us anything back.”
Exotic provided a video with his own evidence to prove his innocence and asked his supporters to ignore his past and move forward to help his presidential campaign.
“There is nothing I am ashamed of that I have done in my life and I am damn sure I will do things in the future that some of you may not like. But you need to remember one very thing: I don’t give a damn what color you are, where you came from, who you sleep with, if you have done drugs in your past, or if you have made a mistake and ended up in jail or put there because someone lied about you, It is time we all put the past in the past and move this campaign forward and scare the hell out of these people because you and I want some answers, and on this website you will see some of the issues I want addressed, some of the changes I would like to see, and I want you to submit some of the issues you have so I can make them answer your questions.”
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 then 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. 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. And yes, I have people in mind that can help run this country a hell of a lot better then they are now, so lets cross that bridge when we get to it.”
In response to his presidential run, fans and critics speculated why the reality star would be running for president and shared their own thoughts on the announcement.
I thought he was at death’s door a few months back.
— Marielle (@TheNolaChick) March 15, 2023
i can’t believe he asked us to put aside the fact that he’s gay before the fact he’s in prison https://t.co/xAQGrbdQlo
— 🪞lizi bug 🐛 agust d tee preorder open! (@lizeok) March 15, 2023
this is so genuinely what america needs. he brought us together during lockdown and he’ll bring us together in 2024 https://t.co/8C9v22knAH
— chad, patron saint of chaos (@endofanerajc) March 15, 2023