Pardon me? 

The Wall St. Journal is taking major heat for a headline/argument over President Trump’s use of pardons. Yes, we’re back to that subject.

In an ill-advised X post, WSJ declared that Trump had turned the pardon process into the “Wild West.”

“President Trump has turned the pardon process into the Wild West. What had been a sober legal proceeding done by career officials in the Justice Department increasingly resides in the White House,” WSJ stated.

*Language warning

President Trump has turned the pardon process into the Wild West. What had been a sober legal proceeding done by career officials in the Justice Department increasingly resides in the White House. https://t.co/vhUTLxbUUe

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 14, 2025

There’s at least one big problem with that claim, though:

What the fuck happened to you clowns? pic.twitter.com/GtUILc5P6s

— JWF (@JammieWF) May 14, 2025

The post angered many as they wondered what had become of the Wall Street Journal:

So are we all just going to pretend that Biden didn’t pardon his drug addict son who was on camera doing literal crack?

— Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) May 15, 2025

You’ve got be kidding me with this article. When your favorite dementia President Biden pardoned his entire family from the most blatantly obvious corruption ever seen you put this out?! This newspaper is even more biased.

— Guillermo “Billy” Ravelo (@RangerBanker73) May 14, 2025

Oh no. Did he blanket pardon half his admin? His son? His brother? His brother’s wife?

— Chesty (@ChestyPullerGst) May 14, 2025

What the fuck is happening to the Wall Street Journal? Biden preemptively pardoned people, and you’re saying Trump turned it into the wild West? Who’s writing this shit a fucking highschooler?

— Nicholas (@Piscnick) May 14, 2025

ITS OFFICIAL: The Wall Street Journal is trash propaganda.

Now do the Biden Crime Family who was pardoned.

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) May 14, 2025

beg pardon? pic.twitter.com/n1xICtRt41

— T_p_tio (@Txp_RBI_Xctuxl) May 14, 2025

This is why mainstream media is kaput. They are now saying Trump, NOT BIDEN, has ruined the pardon process. Millions of Americans voted for J6ers to be freed. NOBODY called for Fauci, Hunter Biden and others to be pardoned.

— Ｋｅｌｅｎ ＭｃＢｒｅｅｎ (@Kelenmcbreen) May 14, 2025

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