US President Donald Trump speaks after signing a proclamation honoring the fourth anniversary of the attack at Abbey Gate in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 25, 2025. ©Mandel Ngan / AFP
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would seek the death penalty for murders in Washington as part of a crackdown on what he calls out-of-control crime in the US capital.
"If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, DC, we're going to be seeking the death penalty. And it's a very strong preventative and everybody that's heard it agrees with it," Trump said at a cabinet meeting.
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