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Trump: NYC Truck Attack Suspect Should Get Death Penalty

The president also said he'd consider sending suspect Sayfullo Saipov to Guantanamo Bay detention center as an enemy combatant, though he appeared to backtrack from this position in tweets Thursday.
President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday. / Evan Vucci / Shutterstock.com

Updated at 9:03 a.m. ET

A day after the deadly terrorist attack in New York that killed at least eight people, President Trump said suspect Sayfullo Saipov should get the death penalty and

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