Published 2 years ago

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

Summary by Ground News

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.

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The Independent

Trump calls for ‘quick’ death penalty for drug dealers as US is ‘going to hell’

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

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Washington Times

Trump pushes law-and-order policy in first D.C. speech since leaving White House

Former President Trump, giving his first speech in Washington since leaving office, attacked soft-on-crime policies on Tuesday for leading to a national wave of violence in many U.S. cities, and said police must be allowed to do their jobs.

2 years ago·United States

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NZ Herald

'Very quick trial': Donald Trump suggests drug dealers should be executed

'It sounds horrible, doesn't it?" the former President said.

2 years ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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The Hill

Trump wants to execute convicted drug dealers

Former President Donald 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…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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The Daily Caller

Trump: ‘Execute A Drug Dealer And You’ll Save 500 Lives’

Former President Trump said executing a drug dealer would save approximately 500 lives while speaking Tuesday in Washington D.C..

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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UPI

Donald Trump is Back in Washington For First Speech

Former President Donald Trump described the United States as a "cesspool of crime" and called for strict and aggressive criminal justice policies in his

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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