President Joe Biden is taking heat from all sides after granting clemency to a Chinese national convicted of possessing thousands of child pornography images. The decision has sparked outrage across social media, with many questioning Biden’s priorities and motives in what appears to be a prisoner swap with Beijing. Critics are slamming Biden for bending over backward to appease China while turning a blind eye to the despicable crimes committed by the individual he let off the hook.
The case involves Jin Shanlin, a former doctoral student at Southern Methodist University who was arrested in 2021 and later sentenced to over eight years in prison for possession of child pornography. According to reports, Jin has ties to China’s Communist Party, adding a political twist to this already infuriating story. Biden’s executive clemency, granted on November 22, ensures Jin’s deportation with the condition that he “remain outside the limits of the United States.” This move was part of a prisoner swap that saw the release of three Americans detained in China.
Social media erupted after the clemency news resurfaced. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t mince words, calling Democrats the “party of pedophiles” and pointing to this case as yet another example of their twisted priorities. Greene has long accused the left of grooming children and pushing radical ideologies, including gender-transition surgeries for minors. Her critics may scoff, but this clemency decision gives her more ammunition than even she probably expected.
Democrats really are the party of pedophiles. https://t.co/WVhugdHIDi pic.twitter.com/Y4TqOAVSjB
— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) December 12, 2024
Meanwhile, other Biden critics on X (formerly Twitter) were equally disgusted. One user called the clemency “just sick,” while another asked the obvious question: “What grounds are there for clemency?” This decision comes on the heels of Biden commuting sentences for nearly 1,500 people who were released during the COVID-19 pandemic and pardoning 39 nonviolent offenders—all in a bid to portray himself as a champion of criminal justice reform.
But here’s the kicker: Biden has already used clemency powers to shield his son, Hunter, from politically motivated prosecutions—because, of course, it’s always about protecting his own. This latest move to cut a deal with China only reinforces the perception that Biden is more interested in playing international politics than protecting American values. And let’s not forget, Biden’s clemency comes while MAGA patriots who stood up for election integrity on January 6 remain behind bars, awaiting the return of a real leader who will right these wrongs.
President-elect Donald Trump, set to take office next month, has made it clear he will pardon January 6 defendants and focus on restoring justice to a broken system. While Biden plays footsie with the CCP and lets pedophiles off easy, Trump is preparing to bring accountability and law and order back to America. January 20 can’t come fast enough.
