Tiger lover and convicted felon Joe Exotic landed himself back in the headlines this week after turning on his longtime political idol, Donald Trump. Exotic publicly blasted Trump for refusing to pardon him of his crimes.
Following the success of the docuseries Tiger King, Exotic had issued public appeals for a pardon from Trump. January 20, as Trump left office, Exotic even went so far as to have a limo waiting outside Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth (FMC Fort Worth) where he currently serves his sentence. Exotic had assumed Trump would issue him a last-minute pardon, and prepared to leave the correctional center.
Related: Rep. Matt Gaetz suggests Donald Trump pardon Tiger King Joe Exotic
Ultimately, however, the pardon didn’t come. Exotic has since issued a statement on Twitter tearing into Trump for ignoring him. “I was too innocent and too GAY to deserve a Pardon from Trump,” Exotic tweeted. “I only mattered to Don Jr. when he needed to make a comment about me to boost his social media post. Boy were we all stupid to believe he actually stood for Equal Justice? His corrupt friends all come first.”
Donald Trump issued a full 144 pardons in his final days in office, including pardons ranging from former aides Steve Bannon and Roger Stone, rapper Lil Wayne and Albert J. Pirro Jr., husband of FOX News personality Judge Jeanine Pirro.
Joe Exotic (real name Joseph Maldonato-Passage), is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence for a 2018 conviction on 17 charges of animal abuse and two charges of murder-for-hire for an attempted hit on his nemesis and Tiger King co-star, Carole Baskin.
Mister P
OMG! I agree with Dumpty.
joeboyle49
TIGER KING YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT TRUMP WASN’T GOING TO PARDON YOU! YOU HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE HIM THATS WHY! HIS FRIENDS CIOULD HAVE TESTIFY IF HE DIDNB’T PARDON HIM. IF HE DIDN’T THEY WOULD GO TO COURT AND TELL THEM WHAT ALL HE DID SO HE HAD TO KEEP THEM FROM TELLING ALL; HIS LAW BREAKING!!
ShiningSex
In Trump’s eyes, YES, he was too gay.
In our eyes, He’s too f*cking ugly and a joke and deserves to be in prison.
Creamsicle
At least this one is willing to admit he got duped. Hoping the scales fall off a lot of eyes in the coming months.
Mack
Face it Joe, you just didn’t pay Trump enough money (if any). He was only going to pardon those who paid good money.
Cam
He couldn’t do anything for Trump. That’s why he didn’t get pardoned.
Kangol2
But TrumptyDumpty’s adoring gays on here defend him to the hilt against his obvious homophobia and transphobia, Joe Exotic, so maybe take up your criticism with them. Bang on the Log Cabinettes’ door and let them know he’s anti-gay. Maybe they can secure you a pardon when a sane Republican wins the presidency again, though to be truthful I don’t think your racist, animal-abusing @ss should receive any kind of clemency.
Invader7
No girrrrlll. You have/had a BAD bleach job, bad taste in clothing, bad facial hair and overall just tackiness galore. And you didn’t BRIBE ..ooops I meant make a large enough “campaign donation”!!
radiooutmike
Simply, it is not that he was too gay. Here’s the reasons why Joe Exotic did not get pardoned:
1 – He never did anything for Trump.
2 – He is not a big enough star to pardon. No cachet.
3 – He is too poor to be pardoned. He did not have any money to pony up for a pardon.
All three reasons are true. But the third is the truest.
tangent
MAGAts continue to embarrass themselves.
cuteguy
Trump don’t pardon fugly