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Donald Trump: “200,000 to 300,000 people die every year that we know of…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump participates in a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation

Published | Video Starts at 09:19

We're formally classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. Which is what it is. No bomb does what this is doing. 200,000 to 300,000 people die every year that we know of [from fentanyl]. So we're formally classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. But before I sign the fentanyl order, we will pin these great service members with their medals. (09:19–09:30)

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Asserts that 200,000 to 300,000 people die annually from fentanyl.

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