PA Senate candidate says "I agree with" cutting prison population by one-third on video

Pennsylvania Lt. Governor, recent stroke victim and Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman voiced his approval of cutting the state's prison population by one-third in a 2020 video that was unearthed after his campaign accused his "Republican" opponent Mehmet Oz of lying in ads about Fetterman's beliefs.

Now let's not pretend Oz is the poster child for honesty--he had clearly supported abortion and now denies that he supports it. He has also voiced support for "red flag" laws that would allow the government to grab guns from people without proof of malicious intent. But now he tells Pennsylvania voters that he'll support the Second Amendment.

"Part of the hope, I gather, is that we'll make a system so that I can call in and say 'There's evidence besides my testimony that this person is dangerous. Look at their Facebook feed or social media postings. Or comments they've made to coworkers beside me. Do a little investigating. I'm alerting you, putting a little red flag up there saying this person is a concern,'" Oz told the audience on a previous episode of his show.

Earlier this month, Oz’s campaign released an ad saying, "John Fetterman wants to release one-third of prisoners and eliminate life sentences for murderers."

The Fetterman campaign asked TV networks not to run the ad due to "blatant lies and misinformation."

Except Oz isn't lying. 

Despite the Fetterman campaign’s claims, Fox News Digital has uncovered at least three previously unreported instances of Fetterman expressing support for reducing the prison population by one-third.

In a virtual panel discussing the state's prison system Oct. 7, 2020, Fetterman stated, "I was on a panel with Secretary Wetzel earlier, before the pandemic hit, and he said something remarkable that I agree with. He said, 'We could reduce our prison population by a third and not make anyone less safe in Pennsylvania.’ And that’s a profound statement."

In July 2020, Fetterman tweeted, "We could reduce our state prison population by 1/3, make us *no* less safe + save $1B a year."

In April 2020, PennLive reported that "Fetterman said the state could cut its inmate population by one-third by releasing non-violent offenders and older convicts."

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So it's a choice in PA as to which person is not the bigger liar. In my opinion, should Oz win, he would be pressured into keeping his latest promise. And Fetterman, now that he has been exposed, will likely keep his word and try reducing the prison population by a third.

If I had to make a choice, hold my nose and vote, I'd go with Oz as the lesser of the two liars.

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