Posted on 08/28/2017 1:12:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump has retweeted a message criticizing former president Barack Obama for pardoning a traitor just days after facing a backlash over his own pardoning of controversial former sheriff Joe Arpaio.
The president shared a tweet from Fox News journalist Katie Pavlich, who incorrectly suggested Obama pardoned Chelsea Manning during an online debate with Obamas former National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes over Trumps decision to pardon Arpaio.
Obama in fact commuted Mannings 35-year sentence, meaning her prison sentence was cut short but the conviction stands, whereas a pardon is usually granted for people based on good conduct and removes civil penalties associated with that personmeaning they have the right to vote.....
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Newsweek? I thought that went into the tank a couple decades ago. Is anyone still reading that swill?
Last week was a little depressing politically, so took some days off, to come back to this. Awesome! The left and idiots from the cheap labor express like Ryan can say whatever they want, but they will not ruin this moment for me. A man who was on front lines of the border insanity was politically railroaded - is now free! And some on the “right” still don’t get the Trump mania.
Trump is right, Bradley Manning is a traitor.
.
Manning: Disgusting immoral Traitor.
Arpiao: Patriotic hero!
What’s the problem?
.
Love the way Trump went down the list of who Clinton pardoned and who Obama pardoned after he got the smart-a$$ed question about pardoning Sheriff Joe in his press conference today - with the whole nation and much of the world watching probably - finally a Republican who fights back by pointing out what his predecessors have done rather than running and hiding when pressed on an issue.....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.