By Gwurld4026 
President Trump Advocates Death Penalty for Police Murders
President Donald Trump has announced that he signed an executive order mandating the death penalty for anyone convicted of murdering a police officer. In his address to a joint session of Congress, he stated, “I’ve already signed an executive order requiring a mandatory death penalty for anyone who kills a police officer, and tonight I’m asking Congress to pass that policy into permanent law.”
However, the enforcement of such a mandate faces significant legal challenges. The U.S. legal system primarily assigns jurisdiction over murder cases to state governments, and many states have abolished the death penalty. Additionally, the Supreme Court has ruled that mandatory death sentences are unconstitutional, as established in Woodson v. North Carolina (1976).
Despite these challenges, President Trump has expressed his commitment to pursuing the death penalty in federal cases involving the murder of law enforcement officers. On January 20, 2025, he issued Executive Order 14164, directing the Attorney General to seek the death penalty in all federal capital cases where appropriate, including those involving the murder of law enforcement officers.
For more details, you can watch President Trump’s announcement in his speech to Congress: