Last Updated Oct 27, 2018 2:11 PM EDT
President Donald Trump responded Saturday to a fatal shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left at least eight dead. He said the outcome might have been different if the synagogue, which is located in a neighborhood known for its Jewish population, had “protection.”
“If there was an armed guard inside the temple, they would have been able to stop him, maybe there would have been nobody killed, except for him, frankly,” Mr. Trump said.
“If they have some kind of protection inside the temple maybe it could have been a very much different situation. They didn’t,” he said.
He also said “we should stiffen up our laws in terms of the death penalty.”
“When people do this they should get the death penalty,” he said. “And they shouldn’t have to wait years and years. … And, I think they should very much bring the death penalty into vogue.”
Mr. Trump, speaking to reporters at Andrews Air Force Base, said the violence “has to stop.”
It’s a “terrible thing what’s going on with hate in our country,” he said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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