President Biden and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) both condemned a new Ugandan law that includes the death penalty for those charged with 'aggravated homosexuality.' See potential bias and similarities in coverage from FoxNews, USATODAY, and thehill:
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined President Biden in condemning a new law enacted in the East African nation of Uganda allowing the death penalty for"aggravated homosexuality."
"This Uganda law is horrific & wrong. Any law criminalizing homosexuality or imposing the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ is grotesque & an abomination," Cruz tweeted on Monday."ALL civilized nations should join together in condemning this human rights abuse. #LGBTQ" President Biden released a statement Monday calling for the immediate repeal of the legislation and threatened possible punitive action.
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