President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration would continue lethal strikes as part of its war on drug smugglers.

Speaking to reporters during a news conference at the White House on Thursday, the president also revealed that he does not plan to seek congressional approval or a formal declaration of war in order to do so.

“I don’t think we’re necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country,” Trump said.

“We’re going to kill them. They’re going to be, like, dead.”

The Trump administration has conducted a number of strikes in international waters since early September, killing more than 30 people aboard vessels in both the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean.

After at least seven strikes concentr

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