Trump Approves Death Penalty for Suspects Who Kill Police Officers

U.S President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing a death penalty for Americans who kill a police officer.

Trump made the announcement while delivering his first address of his second term before a joint session of Congress.

In his address Tuesday night, March 4, Trump asked Congress to pass the bill and make it a permanent law.

“I have already signed an Executive Order requiring a mandatory Death Penalty for anyone who murders a police officer-and tonight I am asking Congress to pass that policy into permanent law,” Trump said.

Trump has also signed the crime bill which proposed strict handling of repeat offenders.

The bill also enhances the protection of security officers.

“I am also asking for a new Crime Bill getting tough on repeat offenders, while enhancing protections for America’s police officers,” he said.

Trump’s promise to sign an executive order mandating the death penalty for convicted cop killers dates back to December 2015 when he was campaigning for his first term.

In 2018, he again expressed his support for a mandatory death penalty during a memorial service of a slain NYPD officer Miosotis Familia.

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Trump Pledges to Ensure Law & Order Prevails

Trump emphasized that his administrations would ensure law and order prevails in every part of the U.S.

He explained that his government has already taken steps towards achieving this.

“As we reclaim our sovereignty, we must also bring back law and order to our cities and towns. My administration has acted swiftly and decisively to restore fair, equal, and impartial justice under the Constitutional Rule of Law,” Trump said.

“We are going to renew the unlimited promise of the American Dream. And every single day, we are going to stand up, and fight for the country Americans believe in, and for the country our people deserve.”

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Protecting the Borders

He slammed former President Joe Biden and the media for suggesting that U.S needed new laws to secure its borders.

“The media and our friends in the Democrat Party kept saying we needed new legislation to secure the border-but it turned out that all we really needed was a new president,” he added.

Trump said God saved him from the assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, to save America.

“I believe that my life was saved that day in Butler for a very good reason: I was saved by God to make America great again,” he said.

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