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Trump says his global power is limited by his ‘own morality’
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US President Donald Trump said he was not looking to hurt people and did not require international law.
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David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager, Katie Rogers, Zolan Kanno-Youngs
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump declared on the evening of Jan 7 that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his “own morality”, brushing aside international law and other checks on his ability to use military might to strike, invade or coerce nations around the world.
Asked in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.
