Donald Trump has asked for the death penalty after the shooting in the United States

In a public statement that he made to the White House, the president also urged the country to condemn with "Racism, fanaticism and white supremacism to a voice", referring to the bombing in El Paso, Texas, before which the alleged perpetrator had issued a manifesto against immigrants and Hispanics.

"Those who pull the trigger are hate and mental illness" the Republican leader abounded in his statement.

"Hate must not take place in the United States"He reiterated, adding that he had ordered the Ministry of Justice to put in place legislation providing for the death penalty for hate crimes and mbad killings.

The first of the shootings took place on Saturday, when a 21-year-old boy identified as being Patrick Crusius He opened fire indiscriminately in a shopping mall in El Paso and killed 20 people.

The authorities suspect him of acting on racial grounds and treating the case as a terrorist act.

About 13 hours later, another young man armed, Connor Betts, 24, killed nine people in the center of Dayton, Ohio, before being shot by the security forces.

The police refused to speculate in front of the media about Betts' motives, although he acknowledged that he had a troubled past and that he had threatened his high school clbadmates.

Prior to his presentation to the White House, Trump had stated in a tweet that Republicans and Democrats had to unite and develop a plan to tighten controls on gun buyers, linking this issue to the reform of l & # 39; immigration.

He also attacked the media, saying that "the false information contributed greatly to fueling the anger and anger that had increased over the years."