Trump’s dubious claim that a border wall will help with opioids
Trump’s dubious claim that a border wall will help with opioids
10/27/17 08:40 AM
By Steve Benen
Donald Trump’s announcement yesterday declaring the opioid crisis a public-health emergency was disappointing for a variety of reasons. Not only did it fall short of what the president vowed in August, but the White House’s plan, at least at this point, doesn’t include additional resources to combat the epidemic.
Making matters slightly worse, Trump seems to think he can address the problem with a bogus solution. From his speech yesterday:
“We must stop the flow of all types of illegal drugs into our communities. For too long, dangerous criminal cartels have been allowed to infiltrate and spread throughout our nation. An astonishing 90 percent of the heroin in America comes from south of the border, where we will be building a wall which will greatly help in this problem. It will have a great impact.”
No, actually, it won’t.
Read More: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/tr...
10/27/17 08:40 AM
By Steve Benen
Donald Trump’s announcement yesterday declaring the opioid crisis a public-health emergency was disappointing for a variety of reasons. Not only did it fall short of what the president vowed in August, but the White House’s plan, at least at this point, doesn’t include additional resources to combat the epidemic.
Making matters slightly worse, Trump seems to think he can address the problem with a bogus solution. From his speech yesterday:
“We must stop the flow of all types of illegal drugs into our communities. For too long, dangerous criminal cartels have been allowed to infiltrate and spread throughout our nation. An astonishing 90 percent of the heroin in America comes from south of the border, where we will be building a wall which will greatly help in this problem. It will have a great impact.”
No, actually, it won’t.
Read More: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/tr...
