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Trump calls for death penalty against mass shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is asking the Justice Department to propose legislation so that those who commit hate crimes and mass murders face the death penalty.
The Republican president says he wants capital punishment to be imposed swiftly against those who carry out hate crimes and mass shootings. Trump spoke from the White House on Monday following weekend shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 29 people dead and dozens wounded.