On the recordMarch 26, 2021
President Joe Biden is the first U.S. president ever elected who is an unequivocal full stop opponent of the death penalty.
Joe Biden: “President Joe Biden is the first U.S. president ever elected who is an unequivocal full stop opponent of the death…”
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Highlighting Biden's historic position against the death penalty as the first president to hold such a view.
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