country, as the Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has done, noting ‘different police departments feel different ways.’” [The Guardian, 10/13/15] DEATH PENALTY 1989: Donald Trump Took Out Full Page Ads In Four New York Newspapers Titled: ''Bring Back The Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!'' “The full-page advertisements placed in four New York newspapers today by Donald J. Trump calling for reinstatement of the death penalty grew out of the real-estate developer's ‘deep-seated feeling that what's happening in society today has to be stopped,’ Mr. Trump said in a telephone interview Saturday. The $85,000 worth of ads, in The New York Times, The Daily News, The New York Post and New York Newsday, refer to the attack by a gang of youths on a woman jogger and others in Central Park on April 19. The 600-word appeal, signed Donald J. Trump, is titled ‘Bring Back the Death Penalty. Bring Back Our Police!’ The advertisement appears today on page A13 of The Times…. ‘I want to hate these muggers and murderers,’ Mr. Trump wrote. ‘They should be forced to suffer and, when they kill, they should be executed for their crimes.’” [New York Times, 5/1/89] MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION April 1990: Donald Trump Said “You Have To Legalize Drugs To Win” The War On Drugs. “Trump – who says he doesn't drink or smoke tobacco, let alone experiment with drugs – has taken a variety of stances on drug control. In April 1990, Trump said at a luncheon in Florida that the United States should legalize drugs and use the money collected to educate the public on the dangers of drug use. ‘We're losing badly the war on drugs,’ Trump said at the time, according to an article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. ‘You have to legalize drugs to win that war. You have to take the profit away from these drug czars.’” [Washington Post, 10/29/15] 10/29/15: Donald Trump Said States Should Be Allowed To Legalize Marijuana If They Choose To Do So, But Said That Colorado’s Experience Has Not Been “Exactly Trouble-Free. So I Really Think That We Should Study Colorado, See What's Happening." “Donald Trump softened his tone on marijuana legalization on Thursday, saying at a political rally that states should be allowed to legalize marijuana if they chose to do so. Trump reaffirmed that he supports making medical marijuana available to patients who are very sick. ‘In terms of marijuana and legalization, I think that should be a state issue, state-by- state,’ Trump said while taking a handful of questions during a political rally at a casino outside Reno on Thursday afternoon…. ‘And of course you have Colorado,’ Trump said. ‘And I love Colorado and the people are great, but there's a question as to how it's all working out there, you know? That's not going exactly trouble-free. So I really think that we should study Colorado, see what's happening.’” [Washington Post, 10/29/15] • June 2015: At CPAC, Donald Trump Said Colorado’s Legalization Of Marijuana Was “Bad, And I Feel Strongly About It.” “More recently, Trump has supported allowing medical marijuana but firmly opposed legalization. During the CPAC conference in June, Trump was asked about Colorado's legalization and responded: ‘I say it's bad. Medical marijuana is another thing, but I think it's bad, and I feel strongly about it.’ Sean Hannity, Confidential Page 79