Gary Johnson says Trump marijuana reversal could doom re-election

Published January 5, 2018 1:00pm ET



Former Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson reacted angrily to President Trump’s apparent abandonment of a campaign pledge to leave pot policy to the states, saying he hopes the pivot ends Trump’s shot at re-election.

Johnson, who served two terms as a Republican governor of New Mexico, said the Trump administration is “grossly underestimating the anger this will create.”

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