US Edition[Opinion] Republicans Have ‘No Concern’ That Trump Is Using the Military to Kill Alleged Drug Smugglers
President Trump authorized drone strikes targeting suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean Sea, killing 14 individuals to deter narcotics smuggling, officials said.
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Opinion In separate attacks this month, the U.S. military blew up two speedboats in the Caribbean Sea, killing 14 alleged drug smugglers. Although those men could have been intercepted and arrested, President Donald Trump said he decided summary execution was appropriate as a deterrent to drug trafficking. To justify this unprecedented use of the U.S. military to kill criminal suspects, Trump invoked his “constitutional authority as Commander in…
Republicans Have ‘No Concern’ That Trump Is Using the Military to Kill Alleged Drug Smugglers
Some Republican lawmakers say America is at war with foreign drug smugglers, but they have little interest in having a say in the fight — despite Congress’ constitutional responsibility to authorize military force.Several Republican lawmakers interviewed Tuesday said they would prefer to leave it up to the president. Rep. Derrick Van Orden told NOTUS he has just one word of input for President Donald Trump after a second deadly strike on a boat …
Donald Trump again sinks a speedboat with suspected drug traffickers from Venezuela. Critics speak of a violation of international law and fear an escalation.
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