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Trump said acting AG Todd Blanche kept him 'out of jail for years' (www.snopes.com)

submitted 4 months ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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The president made the statement while delivering remarks to law enforcement officials at the White House on May 11, 2026, in honor of National Police Week.

"We have a man who is doing a great job, I'll tell you. I knew it! Because he kept me out of jail for years. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, he kept me out of jail. "

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[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hahahha that photo of Blanche, he definitely looks like a guy who has spent his life's work keeping pieces of shit like Trump out of jail. He looks like every spark of joy has been sucked from his life regardless of how he tries to prop it up with expensive things.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago

I was reading that look as “Why are you saying this? Please stop saying this.”