U.S. says fentanyl major threat to country, but doesn’t mention Canada - National

U.S. says fentanyl major threat to country, but doesn’t mention Canada - National

U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently cited 'massive' amounts of fentanyl coming in from Canada as reasoning for his tariffs, but a new report appears to contradict him.

Thursday's letters: Canada smeared as U.S. drug threat

When Trump became president, he declared a national emergency at the borders of the U.S., citing fentanyl as his reason for doing so. He claimed this drug was pouring in from Canada and we needed to strengthen our border. We spent billions to tighten it up and our efforts were never enough so he imposed tariffs because we hadn't done enough to stop the flow of fentanyl.

U.S. says fentanyl major threat to country, but doesn’t mention Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently cited ‘massive’ amounts of fentanyl coming in from Canada as reasoning for his tariffs, but a new report appears to contradict him. Go to Source 27/03/2025 – 15:05 /Sean Previl SoMe: @hoffeldt.bsky.social