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Desi Cuellar, a Republican running to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District, says that as a member of Congress he would put forward legislation to require capital punishment for those who kill police officers.
Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez currently represents the Empire State’s 14th Congressional District.
“So-called progressives like @AOC have created a culture where itâs okay for criminals to run the streets and even kill cops. When Iâm elected to Congress, I will introduce a bill to federally mandate the death penalty for cop killers,” Cuellar tweeted…