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Donald Trump: “We lose 300,000 people a year to drugs.”

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Trump touts 'AMAZING' capture of Venezuela's Maduro: 'Could not have been better'

Published January 3, 2026 | Video Starts at 19:48

They're killing our people. If we had a war. If we had a war. If you lost 300,000 people in the Civil War, we lost 600,000 people. We lose 300,000 people a year to drugs. and we're not going to allow it anymore with any country. You said that you were prepared for a second wave, and I assume that you still are. (19:48–19:52)

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Asserts that 300,000 people die annually in the U.S. due to drugs.

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