Speech at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. on Friday President Donald Trump A mother comforted a mother whose son died of fentanyl poisoning, telling her: “He was watching you there” and “He was proud of his mother.”
Trump stressed the far-reaching impact of fentanyl poisoning on American citizens, saying in his speech: “Last year, more Americans died from fentanyl than in the Korean War, Iraq or the Afghanistan War. All of these people are combined.”
He accused President Joe Biden Open border policies, cartels and countries like Mexico, Canada and China, allow fentanyl issues to become so common.
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President Donald Trump Listen to Anne Fordner (Fox News/Swimming Pool)
The president paused for a moment and summoned Anne Fundner, an anti-drug activist and mother who lost her son Weston-fentanyl poisoning to talk about how deadly drugs hurt Americans.
On stage, fundraisers thank Trump and his administration for closing the border, targeting cartels and immigration crime groups “Foreign terrorist organizations” And tariffs should be imposed on the target countries where fentanyl flows.
“The cartels are allowed to operate on American land and have claimed hundreds of thousands of American lives. So we know that there is only one person who can save us from destruction on American land. That’s President Trump,” Fundner said. “When I thank President Trump, I feel like I can speak for the entire fentanyl fight community and thank you Pam Bondi And everyone here to fight this battle. God bless you. God bless you, President Trump. ”
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President Donald Trump speaks at the Justice Department on Friday, March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC (Fox News/Swimming Pool)
In a heartfelt moment when the microphone grabbed the microphone, Trump leaned over to embrace the fundraiser and said, “He was there to watch you. He was proud of his mom.
Trump then said: “I just said to Anne, ‘Weston is watching his mom in heaven, he is proud of you, he is proud of you.”
Trump turned to the crowd and also spoke to a group of parents who also lost their fentanyl children, saying: “We want to admit you, and your daughter, your son, they can’t see you, they like you, they like your madness.”
The president said he has taken office since he took office The FBI has caught it 1 million lethal doses of fentanyl.
“It’s just the beginning,” he said. “With my guidance, working with Pam and everyone else, we’ve launched a full-scale fentanyl dealer war. It’s the war we’re going to win. We’re going to win this war.”
He also hints death penalty For certain cartel drug trafficking crimes, it acknowledged that “the United States may not be ready.”
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A Border Patrol Agent walks between the border wall between the United States and Mexico on June 1, 2022. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
“No matter where you are in the death penalty, there are no drugs,” he said. “But I just don’t know if this country is ready. So, I tell people, it’s always an option.”
Trump’s White House has previously told Fox News digital numbers “Relaxless aggressiveness” In response to the cartel’s threat to American life.
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“The department won’t rest until we end the fentanyl epidemic in the United States once and for all,” Trump said Friday.
In addition to taking action against the cartel, Trump also said his administration will soon launch a series of ads to highlight the negative effects of drug use to mitigate widespread deaths in the United States
