Eric Schmitt: “President Trump is acting with his Core Article 2 powers.”

“He's provided border security like we've never seen before. And the fact is these cartels now, because the southern border is closed, they've gone to the high seas. So President Trump is acting with his Core Article 2 powers. No serious legal expert would doubt that the President has authority to blow narco terrorists out of the water who are poisoning 100,000Americans every year.” (00:32–00:36)

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