President Trump weighs in on a potential pardon for Joe Exotic

"Tiger King" Joe Exotic's name has made it all the way to the White House.

The much-talked-about Netflix series follows the life of Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joe Exotic -- the former Oklahoma zookeeper, singer and gubernatorial candidate currently in prison after being convicted of a murder-for-hire plot against Tampa's Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin.

The former zookeeper, who attempted to run for president in 2016 -- the same election cycle when President Donald Trump was elected -- is reported to be asking for a presidential pardon related to the 22-year sentence he is serving in an Oklahoma prison.

During Wednesday's White House coronavirus news conference, the questions portion took a turn when a reporter asked Trump his thoughts on the topic.

So, could there be a pardon on the horizon for Exotic?

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