Republican pursuing election in AOC's congressional district wants to 'federally mandate the death penalty for cop killers'

Desi Cuellar, a Republican running to represent New York's 14th Congressional District, says that as a member of Congress he would put forward legislation to require capital punishment for those who kill police officers.

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez currently represents the Empire State's 14th Congressional District.

"So-called progressives like @AOC have created a culture where it’s okay for criminals to run the streets and even kill cops. When I’m elected to Congress, I will introduce a bill to federally mandate the death penalty for cop killers," Cuellar tweeted.

The tweet is accompanied by a video in which Cuellar declares that "Crime is rampant in this country because our spineless politicians don't have the guts to stand up to the criminal underworld."

Two NYPD police officers who were fired upon last Friday have died — one of the officers was killed on Friday and the other officer passed away days later.

"Nobody in politics on the left cares about holding back the criminals, all they care about is holding back the police," Cuellar said, according to Fox News.

"The problem we face today is that the mindset of the modern criminal is one that understands that they will not face severe consequences for their violent actions," he said, according to the outlet "And honestly, it feels like we are getting a lack of action on this crisis from both sides of the aisle. Everyone needs to wake up."