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Trump hits Biden for 1994 crime bill support

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President TrumpDonald John TrumpDemocrats claim victory as Trump gets battered in court Juan Williams: Anti-abortion extremism is on the rise Trump feels squeeze in tax return fight MORE called out former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenTrump agrees with Kim, rips Biden at Japan presser Trump ‘personally thinks lots of good things will come from North Korea’ Trump meets Japan’s new emperor in lavish welcome ceremony MORE in a set of tweets Monday for his support of the 1994 crime bill.

“Super Predator was the term associated with the 1994 Crime Bill that Sleepy Joe Biden was so heavily involved in passing,” Trump tweeted.

“That was a dark period in American History, but has Sleepy Joe apologized? No!”

Biden, who is among the 2020 presidential hopefuls but at the time was a senator from Delaware, was instrumental in pushing for the crime bill, which critics have said led to a spike in incarceration, particularly among African Americans.

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The legislation offered states financial incentives to impose stricter sentencing laws and enacted a three-strikes rule that imposed a mandatory life sentence if a person with two or more prior convictions was found guilty of a violent crime.

The former vice president has defended his role in his legislation saying its gun control language, including an assault weapons ban, helped “beat the NRA” and denying its association with the resulting increase in incarceration.

Biden has been blasted for the bill by two of his fellow 2020 Democratic hopefuls, Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisSan Francisco police union calls on chief to resign over journalist raid Robert Smith’s gift to Morehouse graduates and its meaning for education, especially black colleges Teflon Joe? Biden brushes off attacks MORE (D-Calif.) and New York City Mayor Bill de BlasioBill de BlasioDe Blasio hits Biden on crime bill: ‘A huge mistake’ Whip list: Who’s clinched a spot in the 2020 Democratic debates DNC boss says candidates to be involved in debate lottery MORE.

In a follow up tweet, Trump suggested “African Americans will not be able to vote” for candidates who supported the 1994 bill. Trump has signed criminal justice reforms that advocates say benefit the African American community though his past comments about issues ranging from the Central Park Five to black athletes kneeling during the national anthem have drawn accusations of racism. Trump’s approval rating among black voters has never cleared 20 percent, according to Gallup polling.

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