President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday said as soon as he’s inaugurated, he will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the health penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers and monsters. “As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters. We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump posted as he reacted to Biden’s recent pardon of 37 death row convicts which included murderers.
“Joe Biden just commuted the Death Sentence on 37 of the worst killers in our Country. When you hear the acts of each, you won’t believe that he did this. Makes no sense. Relatives and friends are further devastated. They can’t believe this is happening!” Trump posted on Truth Social.
In his statement where he clarified his stance about the murderers, Biden said: “Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss.”
“But guided by my conscience and my experience … I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level,” he said. “In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted.”
Three men linked to cases of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murder were not pardoned.
Family members in shock
The family of a South Carolina bank teller who was gunned down during a 2017 robbery was in utter shock after Biden’s pardomn. “I was angry. I’m still angry. I am upset that this is even happening, that one man can make this decision without even talking to the victims, without any regard for what we’ve been through, what we’re going through, and completely hurt, frustrated and angry,” deceased Donna Major’s daughter Heather Turner told Fox.
“She was shown no mercy at all. This man walked into the bank, never said two words to her. Shot her three times in total. He went and shot her coworker, Katie Skeen as well, who was totally defenseless and unaware of anything happening,” Major’s husband Danny Jenkins said.
