To be clear, we've got no information. I've been invited to no briefing. But a briefing is not enough to overcome the Constitution. The Constitution says that when you go to war, Congress has to vote on it. And so far, they have alleged that these people are drug dealers. No one said their name. No one said what evidence. No one said whether they're

armed. And we've had no evidence presented. So at this point, I would call them extrajudicial

killings. And this is akin to what China does, to Iran does with drug dealers. They summarily

execute people without presenting evidence to the public, so it's wrong.

Hi again, everyone. I'm Alicia Menendez in for Nicole Wallace, and it is 5 o'clock here in Washington, D.C.

These days, it is not common to hear a Republican say pretty much anything negative about Donald Trump. So Republican Senator Rand Paul's calling out of the strikes launched by this administration against boats, they say, are smuggling drugs.

Well, that's notable.

And Paul made those comments before the news we learned today from Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth.

That yesterday, the U.S. launched three more strikes in the eastern Pacific, hitting four vessels, which Hegss

says were carrying narcotics. Fourteen people died in these strikes and one person survived,

bringing the total of those killed in this administration's recent military boat strikes

to 57. As the strikes continue, so do the question of their legality.

As the New York Times reports, a broad range of outside experts in laws governing the use of armed force have said the campaign is illegal because the military is not permitted to deliberately

target civilians, even criminal suspects, or not directly participating in armed hostilities.

But the Trump administration has asserted that the president has the power to determine without any authorization from Congress,

the drug cartels and those who work for them are enemy combatants. In addition to using the military

to carry out potentially illegal strikes, Trump is also using the military as yet

another audience to air his grievances in front of, try to rile up, like those at a campaign

rally. Earlier, he spoke to U.S. Navy personnel on the USS George Washington that is stationed

in Tokyo. About the speech, political reports, what's most striking is Trump's willingness to use the troops as a foil for his highly partisan rhetoric.

He repeatedly condemned his predecessor, Joe Biden, told his audience the 2020 election had been rigged and savage Democratic governors who resist military incursions into their cities.

This was the third politically charged speech

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