Trump Vows Return of Death Penalty to Washington, DC — Where It Has Been Abolished for 44 Years

Sean James Aug 26th, 2025, 2:22 pm

President Trump on Tuesday said the next step in his crime crackdown will be pursuing the death penalty against murderers in Washington, D.C. — a place where capital punishment has been abolished since 1981.

“Anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment,” the president said during a televised cabinet meeting. “Capital, capital punishment.”

Trump continued: “If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we’re going to be seeking the death penalty. And that’s a very strong preventative, and everybody that’s heard it agrees with it. I don’t know if we’re ready for it, in this country, but we have it. We have no choice.”

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