Alice Marie Johnson told "Fox & Friends" Friday she is not a "prop" in response to a Politico tweet that was hammered for its description of her speech at the Republican National Convention in support of President Trump, after being granted clemency while serving a life sentence.

"I'm not a prop and I'm not a puppet. I make my own choices as to what I'd like to do," Johnson, a grandmother convicted of drug conspiracy and money laundering in 1996 and whose story caught the attention of Kim Kardashian, told co-host Ainsley Airhardt.

"What amazes me about the things that are being said is that another former prisoner spoke at the DNC [Democratic National Convention] last week, and she was not called a prop for choosing to speak there, yet I don't have the choice to speak where I want to," Johnson said.

Johnson said many at Trump's acceptance speech were moved to tears by her story. Meanwhile, critics blasted Politico for a "racist headline" suggesting Johnson was being "propped up" by the Trump campaign as "one of the most prominent beneficiaries" of the First Step Act.

Almost six months after Trump commuted Johnson, he signed the First Step Act into law on Dec. 21, 2018.

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