At Sylvester Stallone's urging, Trump weighs 'full pardon' for boxer Jack Johnson https://t.co/NY3yA7taak pic.twitter.com/m86kGlPBZp
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President Trump Saturday said that he is considering a “full pardon” for boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson, after being urged to do so by “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone.
Trump said that Stallone had called him and told him about Johnson, and that he is now considering a posthumous pardon. Stallone is a Trump supporter and attended his New Years’ Eve Party in 2016, according to The Associated Press.
“[Johnson’s] trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial,” Trump tweeted. “Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!”