Trump designates fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction
President Trump designated fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction as eight people were killed in the new US strike on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the total death toll to at least 95 since September.
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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.
00:09The term weapon of mass destruction has typically referred to nuclear, biological, chemical or kinetic threats
00:16that are capable of inflicting widespread and lasting damage to a population, infrastructure or environment.
00:22If this were a war, that would be one of the worst wars. I believe they killed, over the last five or six years, per year, 200,000 to 300,000 people.
00:32These are a direct military threat to the United States of America. They're trying to drug out our country.
00:40The decision comes as the U.S. military said it attacked three boats accused of drug trafficking in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing eight people.
00:49According to the military, the strikes targeted designated terrorist organizations.
00:54Trump also justified the attacks, saying it was necessary to curb the flow of drugs into the United States.
01:01The Trump administration has come under increased pressure from lawmakers who have questioned the campaign's legality and oversight.
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