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Patrick Morrisey: “West Virginia was flooded, almost unlike any other state…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Patrick Morrisey Announces ICE Arrests, Major Drug Bust In West Virginia

Published | Video Starts at 01:52

So when this started to happen, we knew that this was a big assault on the sovereignty of West Virginia and the rule of law, and also was an insult to those who immigrated here the right way. West Virginia was flooded, almost unlike any other state with massive amounts of fentanyl and illicit drugs. It poisoned our state, and it really ended up catching a lot of the people that were previously addicted to the legal pain pills. (01:52–01:59)

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Asserts that West Virginia was heavily impacted by fentanyl and illicit drugs compared to other states.

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