Donald Trump often suggested executing rivals while president, says former US attorney general Bill Barr

Former US attorney general Bill Barr said he didn't dispute the claims that Donald Trump said he wanted to execute some of his political rivals. Photo: Reuters

Joe Sommerlad
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Former Trump administration attorney general Bill Barr has claimed Donald Trump often suggested executing his political rivals during heated moments of his four-year tenure in the White House.

Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin told ABC’s The View last December that Mr Trump once called for a staff member to be put to death for leaking a story about the then-president going down to a bunker during Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Mr Barr was asked about the claims during an interview on CNN.