The military says it carried out three additional strikes overnight, killing eight people. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to brief lawmakers on the operations.
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More war crimes awesome way to go republicans
They make a nice fire !
There is no reason the military cannot intercept and arrest the people on these boats, this is murder. Anyone responsible for these deaths must be held accountable
There has been no proof these were smugglers, the dead can't talk.
More Murders committed by this Regime without implementing International law & order without a care to likely the innocent
Excellent, this is what I voted for! 🙂👍🇺🇸
The killer orange is using an explosive that leaves no shipwrecks to testify.
Just Dozy donnie trying to draw attention away from Reiner and Estien. Disgusting. This is MURDER.
Democrats love criminals
this makes me absolutely sick how the democrats are fighting these attacks. if it was obama or biden doing this they would be regarded as America's greatest protectors
Do more
Awesome news
The fake news people spewing their rhetoric as usual….who would have thought that lefties would defend drug trafficking….they are the main consumers of illegal drugs in the united states….
Three more , Boom, boom, boom, now let me hear you say "Wayo.
Only the Democrats can say alleged 😂
So Lindsey Graham said Americans don't give damn about these videos. Sen. Graham, you better do your homework, there are lot of Americans that believe doing the lawful and right actions in regards to these drug boats is important. And I am one of them. Apparently Graham doesn't know the difference from right and wrong, but what would you expect from a sleazebag lawyer.
Why are people whining about drug cartel members getting killed? Do they support them? You cannot kill enough of them. Just because you hate Trump does not mean you should complain about the good things he is doing. Do they want to pay over $100,000 per year to house these criminals while they expand there contacts and manpower in our jails. How many do they recruit while in our jails. If they recruit just two people each they are tripling their army. So you want to pay over $100,000 each to triple their cartel army. That is a crime. Plus court costs and time.
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usa again interfering (and killing) outside of its jurisdiction
DAAAAYUUUM! . . Those two dudes Bobbing 'Up n Down' at the Stern of the boat before it was 'HIT' Instantly Became 'CHICKLETS.'
Absdefg should go to Caribbean and wave to those guys like Danger danger 😂 help them.
Sink all of those darn boats
ABC is such a joke I think they should book a staff "fishing charter" on these boats to give us a fist hand account
Alledged your lying ass
This is the oroblem for FAKE NEWS
Ahhhhh to fricken bad. Kill them all.
You expect the Navy to know the identity of the enemy. Idiots.
Nothing alleged here😊
The media is against this.
The famous line from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) is: "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges!", delivered by Alfonso Bedoya as the bandit leader Gold Hat, when confronted by Humphrey Bogart's character. The Barbary Wars 1801 – 1815 shaped the U.S. Constitution by highlighting the need for federal power to control commerce, raise a navy (Article I, Section 8), and make treaties, resolving weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation and leading to laws like the 1794 Naval Act and Jefferson's 1802 anti-piracy statutes. These events established early precedents for presidential war powers and Congress's role in authorizing force. And now a bill has been introduced by Republicans that would authorize the use of private citizens, or "privateers," to target and seize the assets and personnel of drug cartels, including those linked to Venezuela. The Legislation Bill Name: The proposed legislation is referred to as the Cartel Marque and Reprisal Reauthorization Act. Sponsors: The bill was recently introduced in the Senate by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and a House version was introduced in February by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.). Mechanism: It seeks to revive the constitutional power of "letters of marque and reprisal," which allows the government to commission private citizens to attack and seize property from enemies of the United States. This practice was last used by the U.S. in the War of 1812. Target: The bill would allow the President to issue letters of marque against any individual or organization determined to be a member of a cartel or a conspirator responsible for an "act of aggression against the United States". This would apply to cartel assets and personnel outside of U.S. territory, on land or sea. Rationale: Proponents argue this would be an additional tool for the President to go after drug cartels without requiring formal congressional authorization for military force.
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Low IQ abc
MOMENTS LIKE THESE REVEAL A GROWING DIVIDE AND DOUBLE STANDARD BETWEEN:
UNIVERSAL ETHICS (“RULES THAT APPLY TO EVERYONE EQUALLY ”), and
Ideological ethics (“rules depend on group identity and context”).
When people hesitate on a universal, it’s NOT about a trick question — IT’S ABOUT WHICH FRAMEWORK YOU ARE OPERATING IN.😅
PLEASE FACT CHECK….
Facts…105 people confirmed dead by drone strikes during Trump administration!
Facts… 3700+ people confirmed dead by drone strikes (INCLUDING 4 AMERICAN CITIZENS) during Obama administration!!!
Does ANYONE remember any outrage or public outcry, or mainstream media commentary on this subject during the Obama administration?😢
Apparently Democrats deport & unalive people in a more polite manner than Republicans😂😅 And before you actually believe there's any factual basis for that statement it is FALSE!
The ONLY thing different today, is the Mainstream Media narrative!
Trump says America & Americans FIRST and follows the same protocol & laws that Obama did! Yet the media portray him DAILY as rogue and a dictator? He afforded these individuals that broke our laws an opportunity to self deport with a cash incentive (which Obama did NOT)!
Maybe if Trump just lies like Obama did and said he's reluctant to enforce the laws of the US, the media will give him the same breaks they gave Obama? Yeah, right 😂😅
Obama literally said and mainstream media reported that his immigration policy enforcement was "RELUCTANT BUT NECESSARY ENFORCEMENT" OF U.S. LAWS and followed the same protocol that Trump is doing!
OBAMA BUILT CAGES FOR CHILDREN and nothing was reported until Trump utilized the exact same structures built by Obama! The difference being the way that the media did NOT do daily/weekly SMEAR CAMPAIGNS on Obama!😮