Trump: Countries That Are "Harsh" On Drugs Have Success

[DonViejo]

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS COUNTRIES THAT HAD SUCCESS DEALING WITH DRUGS CHOSE TO BE 'VERY HARSH'

BY SUMMER MEZA ON 1/6/18 AT 6:35 PM

Countries that are “very harsh” on drug epidemics and “take it very seriously” have less difficulty curbing the problem, claimed President Donald Trump in a press conference on Saturday.

Speaking among cabinet members and lawmakers at Camp David, near Thurmont, Maryland, Trump said that the current opioid crisis in the U.S. is among his priorities for a 2018 agenda.

“We are going to do everything we can,” said Trump. “It’s a very difficult situation, difficult for many countries. Not so difficult for some, believe it or not, they take it very seriously, they’re very harsh, those are the ones that have much less difficulty. But we are going to be working on that very, very hard this year, and I think we’re going to make a big dent into the drug problem.”

Trump said that he was concerned about the drugs “pouring into this country” and that “we’ve never had a problem with drugs like we do” right now.

Trump did not specify which countries he believes have been more successful after cracking down on drugs with “very harsh" measures, but he’s made the claim before that the current opioid crisis, which he declared a public health emergency in October, is unprecedented. Drug overdoses are currently the leading cause of death in America for people under the age of 50. But not all public health experts agree that the best way to solve the problem is with harsh methods that have abounded in the last decade of the “war on drugs.”

more
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-countries-are-harsh-drugs-have-less-difficulty-773168

[CrispyQ]

1. "So let's start by going after weed."

[Clarity2]

2. Oh

he’s so good with those words.

Lets start with mitch mcconnell’s in-laws https://www.thenation.com/article/mitch-mcconnells-freighted-ties-shadowy-shipping-company/

[panader0]

3. "pouring into this country" is BS.

The opioid crisis is from drugs manufactured in this country.
At least to a great extent. Weed is not pouring in--I live 15 miles
from the border and have some knowledge about this.
Even though still illegal, growers around here have swamped the market.

[workinclasszero]

4. Get ready California, Colorado etc

The tRump/Keebler Elf federal war on Cannabis is about to go into high gear.

[jalan48]

5. Tax cuts for the 1% and income inequality are a tough sell. Switch the focus to the War on Drugs.

[L. Coyote]

6. Invest in prison stocks everyone, Mr. Nixon's War on Political Enemies is making a comeback.

Just look at which stocks Jeff Sessions buys, and buy those.

How many millions of liberals have the police arrested to deny their voting rights so far? Enough to alter the course of American politics, that's for sure.

[AJT]

7. I'm guessing he admires how drug problems are dealt with in the Philippines.

Just shoot people in the out on the street.

[Control-Z]

8. In one of their first conversations the maggot congratulated

Duterte on the success of his drug policy. The maggot openly admired his strength in dealing harshly with his country's drug addicts and dealers. Trump is a sadistic bastard who would love nothing more than to use those same harsh treatments on Americans.