Trump Flouts Constitution With Caribbean Strikes: "We're Just Going to Kill"

""I don't think we're going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people," he said."

""Well, I don't think we're going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country, okay? We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like, dead," he said."

""To be clear, this is Trump not only admitting to using military force without Congress' constitutionally required authorization, but to committing extrajudicial killings - or in other words, murder,""

President Donald Trump said he would not seek a declaration of war and declared his intention to kill people bringing drugs into the United States. He claimed congressional support for the strikes while declining to request congressional authorization. Legal experts and lawmakers warned the campaign violates international law and the U.S. Constitution, which assigns war-declaration authority to Congress. Critics characterized the statements as admissions of extrajudicial killings and murder. The comments intensified concerns about consolidation of power in the executive branch and the legality and morality of using lethal force without legislative or judicial oversight.

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