What does the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine authorize?

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The National Security Strategy launches the "Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine" to "restore American preeminence in the Western Hemisphere" with "targeted deployments to secure the border and defeat cartels, including where necessary the use of lethal force." This grants presidential authority for military strikes in Latin America without congressional authorization. The US has already killed at least 87 people in 22 boat strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific since Sept. 2. Trump announced on Dec. 2 that land strikes inside Venezuela are coming soon: "We know where they live." The doctrine expands executive war powers into the hemisphere.

What does the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine authorize?

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