Trump says he'll seek the death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, and monsters'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Trump restarted federal executions during his first term in office from 2017 to 2021 after a nearly 20-year pause.
39% : Trump's statement on his social media platform Truth Social was in response to President Joe Biden's announcement on Monday that he had commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole.
36% : Biden, who ran for president opposing the death penalty, put federal executions on hold when he took office in January 2021.Unlike executive orders, clemency decisions cannot be reversed by a president's successor, although the death penalty can be sought more aggressively in future cases.
33% : "As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters," Trump said.
28% : Trump says he'll seek the death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, and monsters'December 24, 2024 at 4:21 PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty to protect Americans from "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters" when he takes power on Jan. 20.

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