Lula says Trump has ‘no right’ to threaten countries

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized US President Donald Trump, saying the US leader has “no right” to threaten other nations, in an interview published in Spain on Thursday.

Lula’s comments come after Trump this month warned that a “whole civilization will die” in Iran if the country did not open up the Strait of Hormuz.

“Trump has no right to wake up in the morning and threaten a country,” Lula told the Spanish daily El Pais, recalling that the US Constitution divides authority over war and foreign policy between Congress and the president.