President Trump spent more than three hours touting what he sees as his administration's achievements at his cabinet meeting today.

He weighed in on everything from crime rates to Taylor Swift to prescription drugs.

But it was his comments about reinstating the death penalty for murder cases in Washington, D.C. that we will start with tonight.

Political correspondent Lisa Desjardin joins us now.

Good to see you.

You too.

So we should note that this comes amid his larger proclaimed crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C.

But what did the president announce when it comes to the death penalty in D.C.?

Let's start with exactly what the president said.

This announcement came during an unrelated part of this meeting, which was about education.

But during that, the president interjected this announcement.

Capital punishment. Capital capital punishment.

If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we're going to be seeking the death penalty.

And that's a very strong preventative.

A lot to pack in those 18 or so seconds, unpack rather.

And let me start backwards.

First of all, this idea that the death penalty itself is a deterrent.

There has long been debate about that.

But the scholarship in the last 30 years has moving away from the idea that it is a deterrent. And there is certainly not evidence that

it is any way a strong preventative, as the president says. No evidence for that. Now, let's

talk about what exactly is happening here. A lot of people are scratching their heads. A very

serious thing the president is saying here by saying that he can make all murder cases,

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