I think war might have been what was meant, but it could be other things, too. But national interests have seen people killed for just about every nation in history. Would we assume our clandestine operations have not done so?
Trump is not naive...He's been living in and around these Washington rats his entire life...He doesn't have a full time body guard crew because it's stylish...
Trump and most of us know our gov't doesn't have lily white hands when it comes to political maneuvers that aren't socially acceptable but yes, Trump was talking about our illegal, treacherous endeavors in the middle east and around the globe...Trump is exactly right...