– If someone makes murder in the capital, we will demand (for him) the death penalty – said the US President at the office. He added that it is to act as a strong preventive measure.
– Everyone who has heard about it agree with it. I don't know if we are ready for this in this country, but we have no choice – he emphasized.
Trump pointed out that this is about Washington. Individual states are to decide on this matter.
During the meeting of the office, Trump said that his critics accuse him of being a dictator. – But I'm not a dictator. I just know how to stop crime, he said.
In 2023 in the Colombia District, with about 700 thousand. residents, 274 murders were recorded. It was the highest result in 20 years, Associated Press. The agency pointed out that although Washington is one of the most dangerous large cities of America, in other centers the crime indicator is higher. The Colombia district (Washington) abolished the death penalty several dozen years ago.
