Claim: At a campaign rally hours after the mass murder in Pittsburgh, President Donald Trump told his supporters "we have to bring back the death penalty." The federal government and 31 states already have the death penalty. But there hasn't been a federal execution in 15 years, and state executions have sharply declined in recent years.
Fact-check: Trump's Call to 'Bring Back the Death Penalty' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: at a campaign rally hours after the mass murder in pittsburgh, president donald trump told his supporters "we have to bring back the death penalty." the federal government and 31 states already have the death penalty. but there hasn't been a federal execution in 15 years, and state executions have sharply declined in recent years.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2018-10-31T13:47:16