The world is becoming more dangerous by the day. Trump is definitely aware of that.
And a new weapon of mass destruction has been identified by President Trump.
In a bold move straight from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump has declared war on the deadly poison known as fentanyl, labeling it a weapon of mass destruction through a new executive order. This decisive action came amid a ceremony honoring true American heroes who stand guard at the southern border.
Trump made it clear why this step was necessary. “I’m taking one more step to protect Americans from the scourge of deadly fentanyl flooding into our country,” he stated, highlighting the urgent threat facing everyday families across the nation.
“With this historic executive order I will sign today, we’re formally classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, which is what it is. No bomb does what this is doing; 200,000-300,000 people die every year that we know of,” Trump emphasized, putting the crisis in stark terms that hit home for anyone tired of watching American communities ravaged.
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Official numbers back up the horror. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an estimated 48,422 deaths from synthetic opioids in 2024, a drop from the 76,282 lives lost the year before.
Under Trump’s leadership, fentanyl inflows through the southern border have plummeted by 50 percent. He’s also secured cooperation from China to crack down on shipments, showing what real deal-making can achieve when America puts its foot down.
The path of this poison is no secret—chemical precursors sneak out of China, get cooked up in Mexico, and then flood into U.S. neighborhoods. Trump’s order aims to choke off this pipeline at the source, treating it like the terrorist tool it truly is.
Shifting gears during the event, Trump paused to recognize 13 brave servicemembers with the Mexican Border Defense Medal. This isn’t some new-fangled award; it’s a revival of honor from the nation’s past.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth explained the medal’s roots. “What’s cool about this medal, it was actually first given out in 1918, so we’re reviving an old medal that existed — was given to men and women who defended the southern border,” he said, connecting today’s fighters to the patriots of yesteryear.
Hegseth went on to detail the authenticity. “We used the exact same foundry with the exact same imagery, same color, same metal, same everything. So, our men and women will be wearing that very same medal as Americans 100 years before, who were asked to defend the sovereignty of our country,” he said.
Trump didn’t hesitate to call out the failures of the previous administration. “In the four years before I took office, our southern border was surrendered to criminals, drug cartels, human traffickers, and child smugglers,” he declared, painting a picture of the chaos Joe Biden left behind.
Now, with Trump back at the helm, things have turned around dramatically. His team has ended the disastrous catch-and-release policy.
And October marked a milestone, with Customs and Border Protection recording the lowest number of illegal crossings ever, according to Breitbart News. That’s what happens when you enforce the law instead of ignoring it.
The president praised the massive effort behind this success. “More than 25,000 warriors have served in this historic operation. It is indeed an incredible and historic operation, and we’ve never done anything so effectively, and we’ve had a lot of victories,” Trump stated.
These troops aren’t just clocking in—they’re sacrificing everything. “They’ve spent night and day enduring scorching hot and bitter cold, and they’ve given up their holidays and their weekends,” Trump noted.
This executive order and medal ceremony together send a powerful message: America is reclaiming its borders, crushing the drug menace, and honoring those who make it possible.
