‘Tiger King’ Joseph Maldonado-Passage ran for US president from prison (REUTERS)

The race for White House it’s already running. Just over a year after the elections in which the successor to the current President of the UNITED STATES, Joe Bidenthe first names of the candidates are already beginning to circulate.

In recent days, however, there was one postulant who caught the attention of many. It is Joseph Maldonado-Passagebetter known as Joe Exoticprotagonist of Netflix’s hit and controversial docuseries “Tiger King”who announced that he would run as candidate for the 2024 elections.

“It may sound like a joke but it’s not”begins the message in which he announces the news.

Maldonado-Passage rose to fame thanks to the streaming platform’s documentary that showed the daily life of this former zoo owner and tiger breeder in Oklahoma. In these images, the growing conflict he had with Carol Baskinowner of a cat sanctuary that competed with him.

Joseph Maldonado-Passage assured his candidacy is his right, even from prison (Peacock)
Joseph Maldonado-Passage assured his candidacy is his right, even from prison (Peacock)

Although the fury he reached during the months of mandatory isolation due to the coronavirus quarantine has led many to take some affection for Joe Exotic’s character, Maldonado-Passage has been taken to court for several crimes against flora and animal lifeas well as having tried hire two assassins to end Baskin’s life.

after being found guilty of killing five tigerswas sentenced to 22 years in prison in January 2020. However, two years later, in January 2022, a federal judge reduced his sentence to 21 years.

Anyway, the tiger herder He remains and will remain behind bars, at least for the next American presidential term..

“I am only here (in prison) for the corruption in the Department of Justice, by three felons who were told how to lie under oath, two corrupt assistant federal prosecutors, two corrupt FBI agents and a corrupt federal wildlife agent,” he defended in the brief. published on its website and added this all he did was “put five very old and crippled tigers to sleep in the most humane way possible”..

Joseph Maldonado-Passage is serving a 22-year prison sentence, for which he will be behind bars in the next presidential term
Joseph Maldonado-Passage is serving a 22-year prison sentence, for which he will be behind bars in the next presidential term

Next, Joe Exotic called on his followers to understand and support his decision, which is part of his “constitutional rights” even “from prison”.

“Let’s not take into account that I’m gay, I’m in jail, I’ve used drugs in the past, I’ve had more than one boyfriend at a time and Carole hates me to dead. This has nothing to do with me being your voice. The best thing they have to back me up is that all my life I’ve been used to fighting to get ahead.”he added in a tone that mixes parts of irony and a certain harshness which allows him to restore confidence to the voters.

Although he later admitted that he was bankrupt and that they had taken away “everything” he worked for, he was committed to the future of the country and encouraged to solve the problems which afflict the population .

“It is time for us to take back this country. And yes, I can think of people who can help manage it much better than now,” he said in this regard. “I want to give them back their voice and their freedom so they can express themselves without fear that the country they live in thinks they belong to them or that it can tell them how to live their lives. I never have them judged and I will never do it”, he finally promised.

With him, the former Republican president is already positioned for the presidential race donald trump and, at the moment, there is uncertainty as to what decision Joe Biden will make.

(With information from EFE)

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