Politico October 28, 2024
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TREATMENT TAKES SECOND FIDDLE — Democrats and Republicans have found common ground this election cycle: America has a fentanyl problem, and it’s drug traffickers’ fault, POLITICO’s Carmen Paun reports.
Former President Donald Trump and the GOP have slammed Democrats for what they see as lax border policies allowing fentanyl to surge into the country. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats have countered that they’ve cracked down on traffickers and want tighter border enforcement, saying Trump killed a deal addressing the border in Congress.
The consensus reflects the resonance of border control among voters — most of the country’s illicit fentanyl comes from Mexico — and a hardening of the nation’s attitude toward addiction. Politicians from Trump and...
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