Trump in DC speech calls for death penalty for convicted drug dealers

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Former President Trump on Tuesday voiced support for imposing the death penalty as punishment for convicted drug dealers as part of a speech in which he laid out a series of drastic measures to curb crime. “The penalties should be very, very severe. If you look at countries throughout the world, the ones that don’t have a drug problem are ones that institute a very quick trial death penalty sentence for drug dealers,” Trump said at the America First Policy Institute.

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Independent

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Donald Trump called for the rolling out of a “quick” death penalty for drug dealers in the US as the country is “going to hell.”The former US president said while it “sounds horrible,” the countries that don’t have a “drug problem” are “those that institute a very quick trial, death penalty sentence” for dealers.“You execute a drug dealer, and you’ll save 500 lives, because they kill on average 500 people,” Trump told the America First Policy Ins

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Washington Times

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NZ Herald

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The Hill

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The Daily Caller

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