Trump praises countries with death penalty against drug dealers

(19 Mar 2018) In unveiling his plan to deal with the country's opioid problem, President Donald Trump formalised what he had long mused about publicly and privately: that if a person in the U.S. can get the death penalty or life in prison for shooting one person, a similar punishment should be given to a drug dealer who potentially kills thousands.
Trump has long spoken approvingly about countries like Singapore that have fewer issues with drug addiction because they harshly punish their dealers.
During a trip to Asia last fall, he did not publicly rebuke Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who authorised extrajudicial killings of his nation's drug dealers.
"Other countries don't play games," Trump said. "But the ultimate penalty has to be the death penalty."
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[@DamienYuen7718]

Singapore is safe because no BS is tolerated. If you are law abiding and have respect you are safe. If you cause problems then you will be punished.

[@ianyeongianyeong8737]

Saluted Lee kuan yew ,donald trump, duterte

[@BatrickPateman-jq2dw]

Agree with Trump.

[@RAM-km8bx]

Thank you sir 🙏🙏

[@hypnocil10]

this guys needs to be in prison

[@WisamSafi1978]

Why? Because he wants to kill drug dealers? And I’m not talking marijuana here

[@Justadudeyeknow]

@@WisamSafi1978 i agree with that choice. One of the only things trump ever said that was good.

[@SilentScreamsStudios]

But it's ok for him not to be in prison right?

[@udonnoodlez293]

lmao, where are those laws? yeah....

[@jakesoros2376]

Singapore, a clean, well ordered, free society where people are free to do business in a low crime environment, with safe, orderly schools for their children to go, and safe streets for them to walk on.