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Ruben Gallego: “It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels that…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Ruben Gallego says Trump strikes on alleged drug boats are 'sanctioned murder': Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 04:21

We're going to kill them. You know, they're going to be like, dead. The Trump administration insists these strikes are consistent with international law. Do you agree with that? No, It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels that they're doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If there's an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder. It's sanctioned murder that he is doing that. (04:21–04:29)

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Asserts that the president's actions are equivalent to murder and should involve the Coast Guard if illegal activities are suspected.

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