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Trump pardons two truckers at Alaska rally: ‘Clean as a newborn baby’s a**’

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Datoc, C. (2026, October 14). Trump pardons two truckers at Alaska rally: ‘Clean as a newborn baby’s a**’. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4765065/trump-pardons-truckers-alaska-rally/

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President Donald Trump pardoned two truckers during a campaign rally in Alaska, stating they were wrongly charged by the Biden administration for engine modifications on their trucks. Trump joked about the nature of pardons and quipped that those receiving them are "as clean as a newborn baby’s a**." He also mentioned that traveling to Alaska was worth it despite an eight-hour plane ride each way.

Written by AI on 2026-10-14, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 14, 2026, President Donald Trump pardoned two Alaska diesel mechanics named Zachary Czubak and Patrick Fleming during a campaign rally for Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in Wasilla. The truckers had been charged with conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act by modifying emissions-control equipment on at least 37 vehicles between July 2019 and September 2020, collecting about $100,000 for these modifications. Trump defended them, saying they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration's "green new scam," and joked that pardoning someone means they are "as clean as a newborn baby’s a**." The pardon was seen as part of his broader effort to highlight energy investments in Alaska.

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Narrative

“I don’t know if you’ve ever heard when you give somebody a pardon, they say that means — and I don’t know how this works and why it’s an expression, but it’s well used — that means you’re as clean as a newborn baby’s a**,” the president riffed.

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2026-10-14 · Washington Examiner

Trump pardons two truckers at Alaska rally: ‘Clean as a newborn baby’s a**’ · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

President Donald Trump pardoned two truckers Tuesday night during a campaign rally backing Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and other down-ballot Republicans in Alaska. asserted

Trump → pardon → Alaska

According to the president, the two truckers in question had been “wrongly charged” by the Biden administration for fixing the engines on their trucks in ways that “violated the Democrats’ green new scam.” uncertain

that → accord → scam

“They want to put them in jail for 10 years because they fixed an engine. asserted

they → want → engine

Now, if you murder somebody, no problem, unless a Republican does the murdering. asserted

Republican → murder → murdering

Then it’s, you know, the electric chair, right? asserted

you → ’ → ?

” continued Trump. asserted

Trump → continue → ?

president → know → *

“Now, I never understood that. asserted

I → understand → that

But they felt that was the definition of cleanliness, and so you know we’ll do it. asserted

we → feel → it

We’ll accept it.” asserted

We → accept → it

While signing the pardons on stage, Trump joked that it was “worth the eight hours in a plane.” asserted

it → sign → plane

I love doing this stuff,” he added, drawing laughs from the crowd. asserted

he → do → crowd

“And don’t forget, I got eight hours going back too. asserted

I → forget → hours