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By Jennifer Epstein

November 1, 2017 at 8:11 AM EDT

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November 2, 2017 at 12:12 AM EDT

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President Donald Trump said the suspect in the deadliest terror attack in New York City since 2001 should be executed, adding that the man asked to hang an Islamic State flag in his hospital room where he is recovering from gunshot wounds.

"NYC terrorist was happy as he asked to hang ISIS flag in his hospital room. He killed 8 people, badly injured 12. SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!, the president said in a post to Twitter late Wednesday night.