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Trump says 'my own morality' is only restraint on global power

US President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party (GOP) member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2026. [AFP]

US President Donald Trump stated in an interview published on Thursday that his "own morality" was the only constraint on his authority to order military actions worldwide.

Trump's comments to The New York Times came days after he launched a lightning operation to topple Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, and threatened a host of other countries, plus the autonomous territory of Greenland.

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