India, Feb. 16 -- President Donald Trump has warned the alleged kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie with the possibility of the death penalty should the 84-year-old be discovered dead.

The elderly mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie was taken from her Tucson residence on January 31 as the search for the criminals escalates.

Trump made this threat on Monday and informed The New York Post that Nancy Guthrie's captors would face "the most severe" repercussions during a brief phone conversation.

When Trump was asked if his statement implied he would direct the Justice Department to seek the death penalty for the alleged kidnappers, he reportedly responded, "The most, yeah - that's true."

Trump previously commented on the case and commended form...