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JD Vance pledges death penalty for drug dealers in 2nd Trump Admin.

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 20 Aug 2024 22:38
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Sen. JD Vance has pledged to shield police officers from what he describes as frivolous lawsuits, which he claims hinder them from effectively performing their duties.

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  • Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at DiSorb Systems, Inc. in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
    Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at DiSorb Systems, Inc. in Philadelphia (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance stated on Tuesday that a potential second Trump administration would back the implementation of the death penalty for drug dealers, arguing that they are responsible for far more deaths than violent criminals.

"We are going to support the death penalty for drug dealers, because they kill far more people than some of the most violent and vicious criminals," Vance said in his remarks during a campaign event at Kenosha, Wisconsin. "We've got to have real penalties for people who are killing our kids and poisoning our communities."

As part of his proclaimed policy to combating crime in the US, Vance has pledged to shield police officers from what he describes as "frivolous lawsuits", which he claims hinder them from effectively performing their duties.

🚨JUST ANNOUNCED: President Trump and JD Vance will push forward a TOUGH ON CRIME agenda

End sanctuary cities
Deport illegal aliens
Death penalty for drug dealers
Protect law enforcement from frivolous lawsuits
Stand up to soft on crime prosecutorspic.twitter.com/EcThOIUgby

— AJ Huber (@Huberton) August 20, 2024

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Vance's stance aligns with the broader Republican platform of reinforcing law and order, which includes ending sanctuary cities, deporting violent illegal immigrants, and resisting what they view as lenient criminal justice reforms.

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