Trump: Mass shooters should ‘pay the ultimate price’

By Kimberly Leonard

Published October 27, 2018 4:59pm ET

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Trump: Mass shooters should ‘pay the ultimate price’ — President Trump listens during an event on immigration alongside family members affected by crime committed by undocumented immigrants, at the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex on Friday. | (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump said Saturday that people who commit mass shootings, including Saturday’s shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, should receive the death penalty.

“When people do this, they should have the death penalty,” Trump said, speaking to reporters after his motorcade arrived at Joint Base Andrews.

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