We have presidents both good and bad morally and ethically. Every president holds a dark side, and I believe President Donald J. Trump is the worst of them all.
During the 2024 campaign, Trump stated that he will bring back federal executions and work to expand the number of crimes that are eligible for capital punishment under federal law, which allows for the death penalty for crimes like murder. Trump has executed more federal prisoners than the past six presidents combined.
Executive Director of The Death Penalty Information Center Robin Maher said this about resuming the killings, “Doing so will acknowledge longstanding concerns about the problematic way the federal death penalty is being used and make good on his campaign promise.”
The federal government and the US military both retain the death penalty as do twenty-seven states, though executions are paused by executive action. Executions by the US government have for decades been rare, despite the executions carried out under Trump. Only three had been recorded since 1988, when Congress reinstated the punishment. Many American adults continue to support capital punishment, with 53% of those supported the death penalty for convicted murderers.
During Donald Trump’s first term, he committed 13 federal executions, which occurred in the final six months of his presidency between July 2020 and January 2021. In his second term, which began in January 2025, his administration has not yet carried out any executions, but they’re coming.
