Trump Officials Make Conflicting Statements on Killing Americans
- White House press secretary announced targeting would end
- Second administration spokesperson says policy will remain
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The Trump administration issued conflicting statements Tuesday regarding whether the military would ever target U.S. citizens alleged to be terrorists in overseas strikes.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that "no American citizen will ever be targeted" during his news briefing on Tuesday. He was contradicted hours later by one of his deputies, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who said Trump would maintain former President Barack Obama’s policy permitting U.S. citizens to be targeted in strikes under certain circumstances.