Former President Trump said the attack was against mexican drug cartel As fentanyl and overdose deaths continue to plague the United States, “absolutely” is still being discussed.
Trump and his 2024 running mate J.D. Vance sat down with Fox News host Jesse Waters on “Jesse Waters Primetime” to discuss how their administrations will respond to incoming traffic from the southern border and the U.S. an influx of drugs. drug cartel Produce them in bulk.
“Mexico — is a cartel crackdown still under consideration?” Waters asked.
“Of course,” Trump replied. “Mexico must solve this problem as soon as possible, otherwise the answer is absolute. The influx of fentanyl kills 300,000 people every year.”
Over the past few years, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has seized more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine and more than 1,000 pounds of fentanyl. (Fox News Digital)
Biden administration imposes multi-million dollar sanctions on Chinese networks involved in fentanyl and drug trafficking
Trump says he has worked with Chinese President Xi Jinping Sentencing “anyone who delivers fentanyl to us” to death.
“You know, China has the death penalty for drug dealers and so on. I said, they are drug dealers. They agreed with me. He also agreed with me: the death penalty for drug dealers, the death penalty for people who transport fentanyl into China. Our country,” the 2024 Republican nominee told Waters. “It’s going to make a big difference — it’s going to make a big difference.”
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen June Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids have killed more than 1 million people since 2000.
She said fentanyl and drug overdose deaths are a “human tragedy” and a “top priority” for the Biden administration and other government agencies responding to the crisis.
Rainbow fentanyl pills seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration. (Data Envelopment Analysis)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated average115 Americans die from opioid overdose every day.
Biden imposes sanctions on China, Mexico for production of fake fentanyl pills
Trump said he would give Mexico a period of time to “maintain border security.”
“I’m sure they’re going to do a bad job, and then you’re going to see the action start. You know what’s going to happen? We’re going to have a lot of people alive – they’re killing 300,000-350,000 people – not 100,000 people, not 90,000 people – I want to say 100,000 people, that’s two Yankee Stadiums, okay? They killed 300,000 people, maybe more, and destroyed families,” he continued.
“Even if there is no death, they are destroying families. These families are devastated, they are devastated.
Photos of fentanyl victims are displayed at the Fentanyl Faces Memorial at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, on September 27, 2022. (Alex Huang/Getty Images)
Vance said he doesn’t believe his mother, Beverly, who battled addiction, would still be alive if fentanyl had crossed the border 20 years ago.
“I didn’t think my mom would be here,” he told Waters. “She is the great-grandmother of her three grandchildren, and it’s great to see her happy and healthy… But because of Biden’s poison, many families are not getting a second chance. allow entry into the country Now.
Vance argued that the Mexican government wants Trump to take action against drug cartels because they destabilize the country and generate billions of dollars in profits.
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“They will no longer be a real country,” Vance said. “Unless we get some control on this, they’re going to become a drug state.”
