Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers

[Into the Night]

Since he can’t get the Peace Prize, he’s going for the War Prize.

Hilarious coming from you! You've been calling for civil war for several years now!

 

[Into the Night]

A fascist.

Yawn. Another idiot that can't tell the difference between fascism and capitalism.

 

[Into the Night]

Trump loves spending American tax dollars and now he wants to spill American blood, both at home and abroad.

You are describing yourself, Sybil. It is YOU that wants to spill American blood. Your violent tendencies are why you are in your mental institution.

 

[Into the Night]

We will see how he deals with domestic drug dealers and gangs. Many are teens.

Why do you support juvenile delinquency, LeftNut and Sybil?

 

[Into the Night]

I got told today that these people traffic people not drugs....and that there was zero chance this boat was headed to America.....it is all lies.

So you know where the boat was going or who launched it better than the government does.

Omniscience fallacy.

 

[Into the Night]

Absolutely no one did.

Yet Democrats support them, and you support Democrats.

 

[Into the Night]

Where?

I realize you can't keep track of anything that happened twenty seconds ago, but that's ridiculous.

 

[Stone]

The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad.

By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill a group of people aboard what he said was a drug-smuggling boat, President Trump used the military in a way that had no clear legal precedent or basis, according to specialists in the laws of war and executive power.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/us/politics/trump-drug-smugglers-military.html

Excellent! Fantastic job Mr President!

 

[Hume]

Yet Democrats support them, and you support Democrats.

go kill yourself

 

[Hume]

Yawn. Another idiot that can't tell the difference between fascism and capitalism.

go kill yourself

 

[Hume]

Go drive a fentanyl boat.

go kill yourself

 

[Hume]

Take your own advice you repugnant dumbass. One less ignorant dumbass on the planet would be a good thing.

go kill yourself

 

[AProudLefty]

I realize you can't keep track of anything that happened twenty seconds ago, but that's ridiculous.

It's ridiculous that you are imagining posts that aren't there.

 

[Hume]

It's ridiculous that you are imagining posts that aren't there.

The guy is insane. No joke.

 

[AProudLefty]

Why do you support juvenile delinquency, LeftNut and Sybil?

Imagining things again?

 

[Damocles]

This would be the same power that Obama used to summarily kill a US citizen that was working with terrorists.

 

[Hume]

This would be the same power that Obama used to summarily kill a US citizen that was working with terrorists.

So, all Presidents have a right to illegally kill people?

 

[Damocles]

So, all Presidents have a right to illegally kill people?

It seems like it. Back then folks that will say this is all copacetic were up in arms about Obama drone bombing a terrorist. Those that were gung ho about Obama summarily killing a US Citizen with a drone are now upset over Trump killing terrorists with a drone strike. The same action, for the same reason. The same reaction... opposite sides of the political coin.

 

[Hume]

It seems like it. Back then folks that will say this is all copacetic were up in arms about Obama drone bombing a terrorist. Those that were gung ho about Obama summarily killing a US Citizen with a drone are now upset over Trump killing terrorists with a drone strike. The same action, for the same reason.

So, Presidents are above the law. Why we have fascism.

 

[Damocles]

So, Presidents are above the law. Why we have fascism.

If you say that is fascism then you do not know what fascism is.

And "fighting terrorism" is the job of the Executive. The argument can be made that both acted within their authority. And the total lack of any indictments for this before, during or after they were in office would tend to agree with it.