US EditionPam Bondi’s Claim That Trump Administration Saved ‘119 Million Lives’ Gains Widespread Attention
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed in April 2025 that the Trump administration saved over 119 million American lives from fentanyl through drug seizures and prevention efforts.
- Bondi based her assertion on DOJ reports indicating that during Trump’s first 100 days, federal agencies confiscated tens of millions of fentanyl pills, a figure she linked to preventing deaths equal to about 75% of the U.S. Population, though the calculation remains highly contested.
- The United States has a population of approximately 342 million, and in 2023, drug overdoses resulted in more than 100,000 fatalities, with fentanyl linked to about 70% of these deaths.
- Bondi claimed that since President Trump took office, the Department of Justice has confiscated over 22 million fentanyl pills, a figure she said corresponded to saving 258 million lives, though she did not clarify how she arrived at that number.
- Experts and public health data contradict Bondi’s figures, noting overdose deaths remain high despite some decreases, and caution that funding cuts to prevention programs could reverse progress.
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