After 34-Time Convicted Felon Donald Trump Was Elected President, People Are Pointing Out The Hypocrisy Over How Felons Are Usually Treated In This Country

Well, there's no sugarcoating it. Donald Trump — who was found liable for sexual abuse and convicted of 34 felonies — will become the 47th president of the United States.

People can't get past the irony of the so-called "party of law and order" electing a felon. Last year, Trump became the first former president to be charged criminally, and now, he will become the first president in American history with felony convictions. The sentencing for his hush money trial is currently scheduled for Nov. 26.

Trump is also in the midst of multiple other cases. According to CNN, he faces federal charges over his attempt to overthrow the election in 2020 and taking classified documents from the White House. As far as civil lawsuits go, he's looking at defamation cases, a fraud case, and charges over his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

On yesterday's episode of The View, Sunny Hostin said people applying for jobs should no longer have to identify themselves as felons. "I think that going forward, the convicted felon box on employment applications better be taken off. Because if you can be the president of the United States, you should not be prevented from employment in this country."

Finding employment remains a severe issue for the millions of Americans with criminal records. In some states, they're barred from working in a surprising number of positions, including barbers, electricians, and tow truck operators. According to a study by the Prison Policy Initiative, formerly incarcerated people face unemployment rates of over 27%. The odds are even worse for Black men, who saw a significantly sharper decline in employment rates after prison release than white men did, according to a report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

In some states, felons cannot even vote unless they've paid off all their court fees and fines, something made harder by the multiple barriers to employment. In other (red) states, felons cannot vote at all.

Naturally, people online are highlighting the hypocrisy of all this. Some pointed out that even one felony can ruin job opportunities for most people, let alone 34:

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Others noted how unfair it is that some felons still can't vote:

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Folks pointed out the blatant white privilege of it all:

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And many people advocated for felons...

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...including this person, who wrote, "If you can be a president with felony charges....then you can work any damn job in America."

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