Eric Trump has shed light on what his father, President-elect Donald Trump, plans to prioritize on his first day back in office. Speaking with Laura Ingraham, Eric outlined a bold strategy to tackle the fentanyl epidemic devastating the United States, promising decisive action that contrasts sharply with the Biden administration’s approach.
According to Eric, Trump will immediately confront key nations linked to the fentanyl crisis, including China, Mexico, and Canada. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is responsible for over 100,000 American deaths annually, largely due to illicit trafficking and production.
Trump’s plan includes pressuring China, a major source of fentanyl precursors, to crack down on its production and distribution networks. Mexico, a significant transit point for smuggled fentanyl, and Canada, which has seen increased trafficking across its border, will also face demands for enhanced cooperation.
“This isn’t just about policy—it’s about saving lives,” Eric stated. “Day one, President Trump will hold these nations accountable.”
Eric took aim at the Biden administration, accusing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris of neglecting the crisis over the past four years. “Where were they?” Eric questioned. “Why has nothing been done while countless families have been torn apart?”
Critics of the current administration have pointed to a lack of comprehensive action to curb the flow of fentanyl into the country. While Biden and Harris have discussed broader drug policy initiatives, Eric argued these efforts have been insufficient, particularly given the staggering death toll.
The fentanyl crisis has also amplified calls for stricter border controls, a cornerstone of Trump’s platform. Eric highlighted his father’s intent to bolster border security and enforce tougher measures against drug traffickers.
“Americans deserve safety and security,” Eric said. “My father will fight to stop the flow of these deadly drugs into our communities.”
Eric Trump: Laura, I’ve talked about fentanyl every single day of the campaign trail. It’s something that affects me great. I have four friends who have lost children based on Fentanyl. I took my son, my daughter in the football game yesterday, a Dolphins game, and they were sitting on my lap, and the guy next to me turns around, looking at my son and said, “A couple of months ago, I lost my son. They killed him. They killed him with fentanyl. I lost my little boy. Cherish every single moment that you have.”
He’s literally looking at my son, sitting on my lap at his first NFL football game, and it broke my heart.
When my father sent out that tweet, ‘You want to allow drugs to come through our Southern border? We’re going to tariff you. You want to allow them to come through Canada? We’re going to tariff you. China, if you’re going to allow this stuff to get sold in our country, largely produced in China, we’re going to add another 10 percent to your chair. We are going to cost your countries, your economies, we’re going to cost your businesses billions, hundreds of billions of dollars.”
If you think you’re going to poison Americans, it’s not going to happen.
You’re not going to destroy our youth, you’re not going to destroy our society, you’re not going to destroy our families, you’re not going to do it. It’s going to cost you. I’m going to put an end to it. Laura, when my father sent that 20 minutes ago, I literally cheered out loud. There’s nothing more twisted and perverse than what the cartels have done, what China has done.
You know what? Biden and Harris have literally been absent. They don’t even talk about it. They haven’t even talked about the fentanyl crisis that is killing so many people.
As the fentanyl epidemic continues to claim thousands of lives each year, Trump’s plan signals a return to hardline policies aimed at holding foreign nations accountable and securing the U.S. border.
Whether Trump’s proposed measures will yield tangible results remains to be seen, but his team is positioning this issue as a top priority in the battle to save American lives.
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