"The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. So usually, a president has to convince lawmakers that an act of war is worth the extraordinary cost and risk to the United States. But on Monday, one of Trump's top advisers said the quiet part out loud. We live in a world that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power."
"Instead of persuasion, strategy and, you know, following the law, Trump is setting a new course for the country where he can use the military to do just about anything he wants, and he certainly won't stop with Venezuela. That's why, after spending the weekend capturing a foreign leader, Trump woke up on Monday and asked his advisers for an updated plan to acquire Greenland, the territory of a sovereign NATO ally."
President Trump sent U.S. commandos into Venezuela to arrest and depose President Nicolás Maduro, bypassing Congressional authority to declare war. A top adviser framed global affairs as governed by strength and force rather than law or persuasion. The administration seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker and labeled a deadly incident by an ICE agent as a peaceful protest. The president asked advisers for a plan to acquire Greenland, treating military action as an available option. Defense officials criticized officials who urged troops to refuse illegal orders. These actions convey a consolidation of executive military power that discourages dissent.
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