US EditionMSNBC Guest Issues Warning About Trump's 'Unconstrained' Military Strikes
Tom Nichols warns Trump's military strikes on drug traffickers may set a precedent for unchecked executive military power, with 10 strikes reported, raising constitutional concerns.
- On Friday, The Atlantic's Tom Nichols warned that President Donald Trump's military strikes risk normalizing force, calling `the military is his private army` on MSNBC's Deadline: White House.
- The Pentagon described the actions as efforts to detect, monitor and disrupt drug trafficking, while President Donald Trump signaled, `I don't think we're going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war`.
- The strikes began in early September and have killed at least 43 people, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the military's 10th strike on a suspected drug-running vessel Friday.
- Both critics called for due process as Sen. Rand Paul and Tom Nichols warned the operations are extrajudicial, while President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration is `just going to kill people` bringing drugs.
- Critics argue the strikes aim to blunt pressure to release Jeffrey Epstein files, while The Economist reports Trump's net approval at 56%.
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