Trump Pledges to Free Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht If Re-Elected

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : " Hours before those remarks, Trump took to social media to praise the crypto industry, writing on Truth Social: "I am very positive and open minded to cryptocurrency companies, and all things related to this new and burgeoning industry.
68% : I will support the right to self custody," Trump said, to cheers.
56% : " Trump has warmed up considerably to crypto in recent months, making several pro-crypto comments publicly and becoming the first major party presidential candidate to accept crypto donations.
41% : "If you vote for me, on Day 1, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to a sentence of time served," Trump said during his Saturday night remarks at the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C.
26% : There is no second place," Trump wrote, adding that President Joe Biden "wants [the cryptocurrency industry] to die a slow and painful death.
14% : Trump also made more general comments about cryptocurrency at the convention, telling attendees that he would "stop Joe Biden's crusade to crush crypto - we're gonna stop it.

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