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Ron DeSantis: “We have strong penalties for that. They market it to…”

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Well, look, I mean, I think we're now in a new era with the rise of fentanyl. And I think you have to be very, very tough when you're talking about the supply of fentanyl. And we do. We have strong penalties for that. They market it to children now, putting it in candy. still coming in, but rules don't stop it. Well, but I think that there's an opportunity to do, to do more on interdiction, do more on holding the cartels accountable. (34:05–34:13)

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