The Tiger King is running for president for the second time. Yes, that Tiger King — the one from the Netflix docuseries.
Joseph Allen Maldonado (known by his performer name “Joe Exotic” or “Tiger King”) filed as a Libertarian candidate for the U.S. presidency on Feb. 1. He did a soft launch of his campaign by reusing a variation of his previous slogan, posting on Twitter, “Make the White House exotic for once. #JoeExotic2024.”
Maldonado launched his campaign as he’s incarcerated in an Atlanta prison after he was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot. According to NPR, he was convicted of trying to hire two people to kill Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue. He was also convicted of killing five tigers, falsifying wildlife records and selling tiger cubs.
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