US President Donald Trump has criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom over the suspension of the death penalty for all 563 inmates on the state's death row.
"Gavin Newscum’s halting the Death Penalty for all 563 California Death Row inmates, some of the worst cold blooded murderers to have ever lived on the face of the Earth, is a disaster for Justice in America," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account.
He claimed that many of the inmates, including those who had committed multiple murders, could not believe their luck in having a governor whom he described as "incompetent and insensitive" for not allowing the legal system to take its course.
Trump also said that the families of the victims were "rightfully devastated" by the decision.
"Hopefully this decision will be overturned!" he added.