Same, this interjection will only help the defense argue against the DP.
I have no doubt that DJT sincerely means what he says about this, but the value of him saying it is not so much in actually securing the death penalty in this case but rather in contrasting himself and his policies with the soft-on-crime Dems. Look, a segment of the electorate is stupid and needs constant reminding of how disastrous the Dems’ “anti-racist” criminal justice “reform” agenda is.