Tsarnaev’s death sentence was recently overturned. In contrast to Trump’s statement that the original sentence should be restored, Democratic vice presidential contender Kamala Harris said that the U.S. should have a “conversation” about whether Tsarnaev should be allowed to vote.
Death penalty! He killed and badly wounded many. Justice! https://t.co/WM9Vw26a21
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2020
Rarely has anybody deserved the death penalty more than the Boston Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The court agreed that this “was one of the worst domestic terrorist attacks since the 9/11 atrocities”. Yet the appellate court tossed out the death sentence. So many lives lost….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2020
“Donald Trump Demands Death Penalty for Boston Bomber,” by Charlie Spiering, Breitbart, August 2, 2020:
President Donald Trump on Sunday demanded the death penalty for the Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after a federal appeals court ruled to overturn his death sentence.
“Death penalty! He killed and badly wounded many,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Justice!”…
The president also denounced the court decision during a campaign speech at the Tampa International Airport tarmac on Friday.
“I see in Boston, where you have the animal that killed so many people during the Boston Marathon, they just sent his conviction for the death penalty back to the lower courts,” he said. “So they’ll argue about that for a long time. It’s ridiculous. Think of that. It’s ridiculous.”
