Donald Trump signs a death sentence executive order

If Donald Trump had one commitment before taking office for a second term, it was to be ruthlessly efficient in carrying out the pledges that won him the presidency. Therefore, it is hardly surprising that Trump, who took office on Monday, January 20, just two days ago, has already taken steps to put a number of executive orders into action.

Earlier this week, the 78-year-old, who served as president from 2017 to 2021, was formally sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Furthermore, a lot may be stated about Trump’s policies and disposition towards No one can really say that he is resting on his laurels, though.

Numerous executive orders, including one pertaining to the death penalty, have already been signed; these are not subject to congressional approval.

Federal executions have been suspended since the Biden government succeeded Trump in 2021. When former President Joe Biden commuted 37 death sentences to life in prison, only three prisoners were still on federal execution row.

Trump, however, accused his predecessor in a recent executive order of “commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 most vile and sadistic rapists, child molesters, and murderers on Federal death row: remorseless criminals who brutalised young children, strangled and drowned their victims, and hunted strangers for sport.”

“Capital punishment is an essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the most heinous crimes and acts of lethal violence against American citizens,” according to Trump’s latest directive. It’s important to keep in mind that Trump’s government carried out 13 federal executions during his first term in office (2017–2021), which is more than any other president in contemporary history.

According to Trump’s recent executive order on the death penalty, “Our cities, states, and nation have consistently relied upon the death penalty as the ultimate deterrent and only appropriate punishment for the vilest crimes before, during, and after the founding of the United States.” “Our Founders were well aware that the only way to address such injustice and restore justice is through the death penalty. The death penalty is still widely supported by the public for these and other reasons.

” Yet for too long, politicians and judges who reject capital punishment have ignored and subverted the rules of our country. “At every turn, they seek to thwart the execution of lawfully imposed capital sentences and choose to enforce their personal beliefs rather than the law.” It goes on: “Protecting its population from heinous atrocities is the government’s most solemn duty. “And attempts to obstruct and dismantle the laws that permit the death penalty for those who perpetrate heinous acts of violence against American citizens will not be tolerated by my Administration.”

The directive also directs the Attorney General to “take all necessary and lawful action to ensure that each state that allows the death penalty has a sufficient supply of drugs needed to carry out lethal injection,” according to reports.

A policy that recognises only “two genders,” a policy to withdraw from the World Health Organisation, pardons for many of the participants in the January 2021 Capitol insurrection, a move to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America (although this will not alter its name globally), and a policy designating drug cartels as terrorist organisations are just a few of the executive orders signed by the new president.