President Trump late Monday criticized former Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner among Democrats seeking to unseat Trump in 2020, for his support of a controversial 1994 crime bill, saying he hasn't "apologized" for supporting it. Trump tweeted that his own criminal justice reform legislation - The First Step Act - "had tremendous support" and "fixed" problems in the law Biden championed. The 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, signed by then-President Bill Clinton, was seen by many analysts as the culmination of efforts of those like Biden. In his tweet Monday, Trump claimed African-Americans "will not be able to vote" for Biden because of his support for the crime bill. He revisited his recent nickname for the former vice president, labeling him "Sleepy Joe Biden" in the tweet.

Source: Fox News May 27, 2019 23:15 UTC