A plan to pursue the death penalty for murderers in Washington, D.C. was announced, despite capital punishment being abolished there in 1981. The last execution in D.C. occurred in 1957, before a series of measures ended capital punishment in the capital. The administration recently deployed the National Guard to combat crime in D.C., and officials claimed the deployment saved several lives. A murder was reported, the first in 13 days. States were said to have to decide their own death-penalty policies, and the same strategy is being considered for other major cities such as Chicago, a plan opposed by Illinois leadership.
Anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment, the president said during a televised cabinet meeting. Capital, capital punishment. Trump continued: If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., 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. I don't know if we're ready for it, in this country, but we have it. We have no choice.
Trump on Tuesday said states are going to have to make their own decision when it comes to the death penalty. But in D.C., where his administration recently deployed the National Guard to combat crime, Trump said, It's the death penalty, okay. On Tuesday, the first murder in Washington, D.C. in 13 days was reported. Vice President JD Vance, a day earlier, said the capital typically averaged one murder every other day, before commending the president on saving 6-7 lives since deploying the National Guard.
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