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Experts say declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction won't reduce overdoses : NPR

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President Trump signs an executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal at the White House on Monday in Washington, D.C. President Trump on Monday signed an executive order designating the street drug fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. "The manufacture and distribution of fentanyl, primarily performed by organized criminal networks, threatens our national security and fuels lawlessness in our hemisphere and at our borders," the order declared. During an event in the Oval Office, Trump said the carnage fentanyl has caused in American families is worse than U.S. deaths in many wars. "Two to three hundred thousand people die every year, that we know of, so we're formally classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction," Trump said. In fact, Trump's numbers are wildly inflated. According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl killed roughly 48,000 p

National Trump designates street fentanyl as a WMD, escalating militarization of the drug war December 15, 2025 9:47 PM ET Heard on Morning Edition Brian Mann Trump designates street fentanyl as WMD, escalating militarization of drug war Listen &middot; 2:13 2:13 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed "> < iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5645149/nx-s1-9573539" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript

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