Blood on Trump's hands: 57 and counting

Trump’s killing spree has got to stop.

More and more alleged drug cartel boats are being targeted—first in the Caribbean, now in the Pacific—with 57 people killed in U.S. military strikes. The Trump administration has provided no public evidence that those aboard were engaged in criminal activity.

No warrants. No trials. No proof.

Sec of State Rubio says Trump ordered this strike
on a suspected drug boat to "send a message."
Um, that Trump believes in murder?

Instead of the traditional (and legal) method of interdiction—stop, search, seize—Trump’s team has opted for missile strikes. No questions asked. Just assume the boats are drug-running vessels and move on to the next target.

To sidestep due process, the administration labels these attacks part of a “war on narcotics.” Victims are branded “narco-terrorists,” collateral damage in a campaign that has drawn condemnation from allies, US Congressional members, international law experts, and human rights watchdogs.

But here’s the kicker: the two survivors repatriated to Colombia and Ecuador have not been charged with any crime. Their governments refused to prosecute due to lack of evidence. Not cartel members. Not traffickers. Just two men caught in the crosshairs.

Presidents of both Colombia and Ecuador call the killings “murder.”

And really, who could argue?

Imagine if Trump sent drones to Chicago, or Boise, or Poughkeepsie, and gunned down people who looked like drug dealers—maybe they were in a certain neighborhood, maybe they dressed or acted a certain way. Could anyone defend that? Would anyone defend that?

Trump would:

"We're going to kill them, you know, they're going to be, like, dead." (10/23/25)

Senator Peter Welch (D-VA) lays it out in a letter to DOJ official Pam Bondi:

“Drug trafficking is a terrible crime that has had devastating effects on American families and communities and should be prosecuted. Nonetheless, the President’s actions to hold alleged drug traffickers accountable must still conform with the law.”

Translation: Murder is still murder.

My cut: 57 deaths and counting. 

And their blood is on Trump’s hands.