Former President and leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has pledged to deploy military assets “inflict maximum damage” on cartel operations at the border and seek the death penalty on human traffickers and convicted drug dealers.
The 45th president outlined his proposed policies for ending drug addiction in America in an explosive new campaign video.
“For three decades before my election, drug overdose deaths increased every single year. Under my leadership, we took the drug and fentanyl crisis head-on, and we achieved the first reduction in overdose deaths in more than 30 years,” he said.
“Sadly, under Joe Biden, our hard-won progress has been surrendered, along with the surrender of our southern border — such a shame,” Trump continued.
“Now, fentanyl and other ultra-deadly poisons are pouring into our country unchecked — stealing more than 100,000 American lives every single year.”
Trump also blasted Joe Biden for his record of “death, destruction, and misery in communities across our nation” as human traffickers have free reign.
“When I am back in the White House, I will take action on day one to end this horrific plague and save American lives,” he said.
“Joe Biden will never solve the drug overdose crisis because he is actively destroying our border.”
As Fox News reported:
Trump said he would impose a full naval embargo on drug cartels and would deploy military assets to take on cartel operations while insisting on the “full cooperation” of neighboring governments to “dismantle” the trafficking and smuggling network in the region.
In addition to pushing Congress to impose the death penalty on drug dealers and human traffickers, he said he would direct U.S. federal law enforcement to take down gangs and organized street crime that distribute deadly narcotics at the local level.
“They are killing our people; they are poisoning our beautiful children,” Trump said.
He added he would permanently designate fentanyl as a federally controlled substance, and China would “pay a steep price” if it does not “clamp down” on exporting fentanyl chemical precursors.
“I had a deal worked out with President Xi,” Trump said.
“They weren’t going to be sending anymore, and they were going to impose the death penalty on those that made it in China.
During Trump’s time in the White House, he negotiated a deal with Beijing to crack down on the production of those precursors. However, Biden walked away from that agreement.
“Attacking the supply of these deadly drugs will be just the beginning,” Trump said, adding that he would help to “strengthen the pillars that give life meaning and hope for those struggling with addiction — in particular work, faith, and family.”
Trump’s proposal includes expanding federal support for faith-based counseling and recovery programs for drug users. He also recognizes “that we are going to need God’s help to steer our country out of this crisis.”
The former President also added that any parent, child, spouse, or relative who needs to take time to care for a family member fighting to overcome addiction could “take advantage” of a family leave program.
“My administration will support measures to make it easier for those suffering from addiction to seek treatment without losing their job,” Trump said.
“When I am president, we will not rest until we have ended the drug addiction crisis in America,” he said. “We will win. It will happen. We have to win, though, in 2024 because our country is going to hell.”
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