Trump signs order classifying fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

President Trump has announced plans to label fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction” in an effort to combat drug smuggling, using increasingly militarized language. The administration has referred to drug smugglers as “narco-terrorists” and designated Latin American cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations”. Trump claims that international drug smuggling groups aim to harm the US, leading to increased threats and military actions against countries like Venezuela. Critics have raised concerns about the validity of these claims, likening the situation to the buildup to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq based on false information.

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