Journo On CNN Straight-Up Asks Ex-Trump Honcho ‘Is Trump Committing A War Crime?’

Tommy Christopher Sep 17th, 2025, 2:28 pm

Journalist and author Garrett Graff straight-up asked Trump ally and former Secretary of the Interior, Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), if President Donald Trump “is committing a war crime” with his airstrikes on suspected drug boats.

Trump has ordered at least two deadly strikes on Venezuelan boats he claims were carrying drugs to the United States, strikes that have drawn bipartisan condemnation and accusations of war crimes .

On Wednesday morning’s edition of CNN This Morning , Cornish led a discussion of the issue with a “Group Chat” panel consisting ofGraff , ex-GOP lawmaker Charlie Dent , and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright .

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