Trump On Twitter: ‘Death Penalty! Public Execution – You Will End This Bull*** Fast!’ – $85K Ad Remembered
President Donald Trump has a thing for writing about the death penalty, as proven by his Twitter account over the years. On Wednesday, November 1, Trump tweeted that Sayfullo Saipov deserved the death penalty, after asking for ISIS flags to be hung in his hospital room in the wake of Saipov allegedly plowing down cyclists and pedestrians in New York. Trump doubled-down on his death penalty wishes on Thursday, November 2, even though political pundits claim that a president tweeting such a public statement could taint a jury’s perspective. Trump tweeted that Saipov should be kept in the U.S. and killed in the U.S. via the death penalty.
These most recent tweets aren’t the only time that President Trump has tweeted about capital punishment, even though some of Trump’s other tweets over the years on the subject occurred prior to Trump winning the presidency. There was the tweet published on April 19, 2013, when Trump called for public execution. President Trump was referring to the public execution punishment he felt was appropriate for the Boston Marathon bombers, as reported by the Washington Examiner.
On October 8, 2012, Trump tweeted once more about the death penalty, that time in relation to “missing chidlren [sic] grabbed by the perverts.” With Trump mentioning “too many incidents” that he felt should be addressed with a “fast trial” followed by the “death penalty,” it isn’t clear exactly which incidents Trump was referring to at that point in time.
However, all Trump’s Twitter talk about the death penalty reminds folks of the $85,000 that Trump spent in 1989 to call for the deaths of five black and Latino men who became known as the “Central Park Five,” as reported by Politico. The group was accused of raping a jogger, but DNA evidence proved them innocent of the crime. Instead of apologizing for calling for their deaths, Trump doubled down and continued to blame the men on Twitter in 2013, calling them “innocent boys” in quotes. Trump wrote he wasn’t concerned about the men, whom he claimed were “brutally mugging people” — never apologizing for wrongly calling for their deaths.
Trump waxed philosophically on April 5, 2013, asking why the death penalty shouldn’t be considered a deterrent.
…Who says the death penalty is not a deterrent?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 5, 2013
Trump also called “maniac” movie theater shooter James Holmes, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a guy who deserved a fast trial and a death penalty fate.
Fast trial and death penalty for maniac in Colorado— immediately pass speed up legislation.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2012
Many of the other times that Trump tweeted about the death penalty can be seen below or via Google.
Get ALL the info, then quick trial, then death penalty for the Boston killer of innocent children and people! Do not be kind.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 19, 2013
At least 12 dead and 50 wounded in Colorado–bring back fast trials & death penalty for mass murderers & terrorists.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 20, 2012
The animal who beheaded the woman in Oklahoma should be given a very fast trial and then the death penalty. The same fate – beheading?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2014
Drew Peterson just got 36 years for killing his wife – bring back the death penalty!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2013
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should face the death penalty for desertion – five brave soldiers died trying to bring him back. U.S. has to get tough!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 26, 2015
Tucson killer Loughner should be given the death penalty, not his plea bargained life in prison–which will cost (cont) http://t.co/VIJXqCgo
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2012
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