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More than 20 people have died in the boat strikes so far.
It’s not often that Republican lawmakers directly speak out against U.S. President Donald Trump — at least not in public — but appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul sharply criticized the president.
According to NBC, Paul said that the strikes “go against all of our traditions.”
The senator even argued that Donald Trump does not have the legal authority to authorize such strikes without approval from Congress.
Lack of due process
Sen. Paul especially pointed to the lack of due process.
He noted that in order to take action like this, the government must present evidence for the alleged crimes, before stating that no evidence of crime has been presented following the strikes in the Caribbean.
The interviewer on Meet the Press asked Sen. Paul whether the strikes are legal, to which Paul simply replied, “No.”
Death toll over 20
The Trump Administration has conducted a number of strikes on boats in international waters, with the total death toll now exceeding 20.
U.S. authorities have claimed that drug cartels pose a threat to American lives and that President Trump has the authority to approve the use of force.
But U.S. lawmakers criticize the lack of evidence provided by the administration, and some have argued that the strikes may be unconstitutional.
Trump has authorised CIA in Venezuela
According to several media, including BBC, Donald Trump said last that he has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela.
At the time, the US struck at least five Venezuelan boats in the Carribean, suspecting them of carrying drugs.
The US Department of State has even issued a $50M bounty on Venezuelan President, Nicolás Madruo, accussing him of decades-long narco-terorrism.
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