Pete Hegseth: “Flows of fentanyl are way down.”

“In the Western hemisphere. The results are historic. The United States. In the United States, fatal drug overdoses have dropped dramatically. Flows of fentanyl are way down. Crossings at our southwest border have dropped to zero. The murder rate in American cities is at modern all time lows. Historic drops in crime.” (57:01–57:05)

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