WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will seek the death penalty as punishment for murders committed in the nation’s capital.
Trump revealed the plans to pursue the death penalty in D.C. homicide cases during the White House Cabinet Meeting on Tuesday.
“If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, DC, we’re going to be seeking the death penalty. And that’s a very strong preventative, and everybody that’s heard it agrees with it,” he said. “I don’t know if we’re ready for it in this country, but we… have no choice.”
Trump added that states will have to make their own decisions on the matter.
His comments follow a 12-day run with no homicides in the nation’s capital, which ensued after Trump federalized law enforcement in D.C. The run looks to have come to an end on Tuesday morning after a man died from apparent gunshot wounds, the Hill noted.
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