Biden—And Ted Cruz—Rebuke Uganda’s New Anti-LGBTQ Law Allowing Death Penalty
Crime,Joe Biden,Ted Cruz,Uganda,Politics
President Joe Biden and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sharply condemned Uganda’s new anti-LGBTQ legislation Monday that allows life sentences and the death penalty in some cases for people who engage in same-sex relations—as Biden said the “shameful” law threatens U.S. aid programs to Uganda and could lead to sanctions. Biden called for the “immediate repeal” of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which was signed Monday by President Yoweri Museveni after it was passed by Parliament in March. Cruz called the legislation “grotesque & an abomination” in a tweet, adding “ALL civilized nations...
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