
US President Donald Trump has commented on the botched execution of Krista Pike, convicted of a 1995 murder, after a lethal injection failed to work.
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Krista Pike was convicted of murder in 1995.
US President Donald Trump commented on the failed execution of criminal Krista Pike. USA Today reports this.
Pike was convicted of the 1995 murder. On September 30, she received two injections of a sedative. Despite the lethal dose, she remained alive.
Trump spoke on this topic on October 1 during a trip to the American city of Denton, Texas. “Well, it was an interesting situation,” the US President said. Afterwards he expressed bewilderment at the failure. In his opinion, there is nothing complicated about execution.
“I don’t know how this happens. It should be easy,” said one of the president’s accompanying men, former White House physician Ronny Jackson. However, Trump added that the state leadership should make decisions regarding future executions, not him.

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