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Feb. 25, 2025 – “If you notice that every country that has the death penalty has no drug problem,” Trump falsely claimed at a meeting of the National Governors Association, at the White House on Feb. 21.
“Your states have the right to go death penalty also for drug dealers,” he said. “But only do that if you want to get rid of drugs.”
Trump was joined by 19 governors, Democrats and Republicans, to discuss a range of issues including disaster aid and tariffs. He had a hostile exchange with Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) over transgender athletes. Trump threatened her state with a loss of federal funding for not complying with his edict to ban transgender women from girls’ and women’s sports, to which she responded, “We’ll see you in court.”
Trump referenced his dialogue with Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose government carries out executions for drug convictions.
Drugs came up during a conversation with South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster (R), about fentanyl being smuggled into the state through packages sent from China. Trump referenced his dialogue with Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose government carries out executions for drug convictions.
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