After scrapping the live broadcast of a firing-squad execution, he brings up the 'death penalty' again··· Trump orders, "Those who kill firefighters should also face the death penalty

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the 15th (local time) during a luncheon held in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, to which police officers, firefighters, and Border Patrol agents were invited.
42% : " President Trump also sought confirmation by asking Attorney General Todd Blanche, who attended the event, "Can we do that?" On January 20 last year, President Trump signed an executive order mandating the death sentence for criminals who kill police officers and other law enforcement personnel.
38% : " He said, "No one has done anything like this," adding, "If someone kills a firefighter who is climbing a ladder and fires a gun, they will not be released in about three months; they will face the death penalty.
33% : President Trump has recently made frequent comments related to the 'death penalty.'
29% : According to Reuters, at a luncheon at the White House that day inviting police officers, firefighters, and Border Patrol agents, President Trump said in a speech, "I am reintroducing the death penalty for those who kill police officers or law enforcement personnel.
24% : On the 15th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump directed that the death penalty be sought for those who kill firefighters.

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